Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glynwood:
  • 40.582826, -84.316062
  • 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 Glynwood

• 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 Auglaize County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize County
  • Since Glynwood is near Allen County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Glynwood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glynwood ...

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.

• Bulkhead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bulkhead is located in Auglaize County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulkhead
• Club Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Club Island is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Island
• Duckfoot Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Duckfoot Landing is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckfoot Landing
• Elmview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmview is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmview
• Fryburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
• Green Acres
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Auglaize County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Idlewild
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Idlewild is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Kettlersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kettlersville is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettlersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettlersville <1>
• Lees Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lees Landing is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
• Lock Two
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lock Two is located in Auglaize County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Two
• Neptune
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Neptune is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
• Sandy Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Auglaize County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach

How Far From Glynwood 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 Glynwood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glynwood and extending to:

• Wapakoneta, which is the Seat of Auglaize County, lies just to the East.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Glynwood to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'