Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Union:
  • 41.253679, -77.609983
  • 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 Union

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Glen Union is near Lycoming County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Union

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Union ...

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.

• Bear Swamp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bear Swamp is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Swamp
• Big Run
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Big Run is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
• Bluestone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluestone is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
• Draketown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Draketown is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
• Dunnstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
• Farwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Farwell is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
• Gallagher
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gallagher is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
• Lock Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <1>
• Lockport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lockport is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Monument
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Monument is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
• Queens Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Queens Run is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Run
• Riverview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sunset Pines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Pines is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Pines

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

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

• Lock Haven, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Union to Lock Haven, with an average speed<3> 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the south (S). 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 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'