Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Glenmar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenmar and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Glenmar

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Glenmar:
  • 40.554508, -81.211216
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Glenmar

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Glenmar is near Tuscarawas County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Glenmar

Communities Also Named Glenmar ...

We found one communities that are also named Glenmar.

Within Ohio, the name Glenmar is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Glenmar in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Howard County
    • This Glenmar is located in Howard County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Glenmar that is located in Carroll County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Glenmar.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenmar ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Arrowhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Arrowhead is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Grampian Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grampian Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
• Heritage Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hickory Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lakeview is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Paradise Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Paradise Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
• Piney View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney View is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
• Rockwood Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwood Park is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Park
• Sunset Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
• Thornhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Thornhill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill

How Far From Glenmar to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Glenmar to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glenmar and extending to:

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Glenmar to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'