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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glens Cottage Area:
    • 40.487565, -81.191215
    • 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 Glens Cottage Area
  • 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 Glens Cottage Area is near Harrison County and also Tuscarawas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas 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 Glens Cottage Area

Communities Also Named Glens Cottage Area ...

We found one communities that are also named Glens Cottage Area.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Glens Cottage Area.

Beyond Ohio.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Tuscarawas County
      • This Glens Cottage Area is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glens Cottage Area that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Glens Cottage Area.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glens Cottage Area ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arrowhead is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Grampian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grampian Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
  • Heritage Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hickory Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Leesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Leesville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Paradise Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Paradise Point is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
  • Perrysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Perrysville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
  • Piney View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Piney View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
  • Rock Canyon Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Canyon Park is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon Park
  • Rockwood Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockwood Park is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Park
  • Sunset Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
  • Thornhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Thornhill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill

How Far From Glens Cottage Area 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 Glens Cottage Area to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Glens Cottage Area 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 246 miles [395.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,000 miles [9,656.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glens Cottage Area) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Glens Cottage Area to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glens Cottage Area. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4876, Longitude: -81.1912       In this case, the coordinates for Glens Cottage Area have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.325 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.449 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.949 degrees.