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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 Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Rock and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rock:
- 39.793220, -76.730376
- 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 Rock
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Glen Rock is near Baltimore County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Rock
Communities Also Named Glen Rock ...
We found four communities that are also named Glen Rock.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Glen Rock is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Custer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Glen Rock [Custer County].
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Glen Rock [Bergen County].
- Rhode Island
- Washington County
- This Glen Rock is located in Washington County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Glen Rock that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Glen Rock.
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- This Glen Rock is located in Norfolk City and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the south of the Glen Rock that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Glen Rock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Rock ...
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.
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Fiscal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fiscal is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
- Freeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freeland Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Harris Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Hokes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hokes is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
- Pierceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Railroad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Seven Valleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sticks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sticks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticks
- Sugar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Sunset View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunset View is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Walkers Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers Run is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Run
- Winterstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winterstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Young Mans Fancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Glen Rock 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 Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Rock and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Rock to York, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Glen Rock 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. |
| <2> | 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- Glen Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Glen Rock 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 Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7932, Longitude: -76.7304 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.646 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.301 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.232 degrees. |
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