Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glengary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glengary and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glengary
- 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 Glengary:
- 43.126228, -123.357292
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Glengary
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Glengary is near Coos County and also Josephine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coos County
- eBird sighting report for Josephine 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Glengary ...
We found five communities that share the name Glengary.
Within Oregon, the name Glengary is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Glengary is located in Oakland County and lies 1,998 miles [3,215.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glengary that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Glengary.
- Wexford County
- This Glengary is located in Wexford County and lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km] to the east northeast of the Glengary that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wexford County community of Glengary.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glengary ...
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.
- Civil Bend ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Civil Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend
- Civil Bend is located in Douglas County
- Dole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Edenbower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Lookingglass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
- Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
- Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Porter Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Creek
- Porter Creek is located in Douglas County
- Round Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
- Round Prairie is located in Douglas County
- Shady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Weaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Glengary to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Glengary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glengary and extending to:
- Roseburg, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Glengary to Salem, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,400 miles [3,862.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,082 miles [11,397.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,845 miles [12,625.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glengary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glengary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glengary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1262, Longitude: -123.3573 In this case, the coordinates for Glengary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Glengary could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Glengary to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.464 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.905 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.671 degrees. |