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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 Glen Forney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Forney 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 Glen Forney:
    • 39.771482, -77.501934
    • 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 Glen Forney
  • 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Since Glen Forney is near Washington County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Glen Forney

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Forney ...

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.

  • Beartown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Beartown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Cascade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Fountain Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
  • Fox Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Hill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
  • Gladhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gladhill is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladhill
  • Highfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
  • Highfield - Cascade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
  • Iron Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Iron Springs is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
  • Jacks Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Maria Furnace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Maria Furnace is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria Furnace
    • Mount Hope
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Hope is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Roadside
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Roadside is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
    • Slabtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Slabtown is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Tartown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tartown is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartown
    • Tomstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tomstown is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomstown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Glen Forney and extending to:

  • Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Forney to Chambersburg, with an average speed<2> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glen Forney) 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 Glen Forney 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 Glen Forney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7715, Longitude: -77.5019       In this case, the coordinates for Glen Forney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.109 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.823 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.574 degrees.