Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glassworks:
  • 39.802022, -79.914222
  • 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 Glassworks

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Glassworks is near Fayette County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Glassworks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glassworks ...

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.

• Cats Run Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cats Run Junction is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Run Junction
• Friendship Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
• Grays Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Grays Landing is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
• Griffin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Griffin is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Mapletown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mapletown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
• Martin
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Martin is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Masontown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Masontown is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <1>
• Old Frame
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Old Frame is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
• Sprucetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sprucetown is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucetown
• Sunshine
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunshine is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Willow Tree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Willow Tree is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree

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

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

• Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glassworks to Waynesburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'