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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 Glenlake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenlake 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 Glenlake:
    • 40.176776, -74.892666
    • 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 Glenlake
  • 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Since Glenlake is near Burlington County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Glenlake

Communities Also Named Glenlake ...

We found one communities that are also named Glenlake.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Glenlake is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Glenlake in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Glenlake is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glenlake that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Glenlake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenlake ...

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.

  • Birch Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Birch Valley is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
  • Bridgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bridgetown is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Bucktoe
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
  • Cobalt Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
  • Crabtree Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
  • Dogwood Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
  • Elderberry Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
  • Fairless Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fairless Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
  • Goldenridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
  • Holly Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holly Hill is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Indian Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Maple Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Maple Point is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
    • Oaktree Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
    • Red Cedar Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
    • Thornridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Thornridge is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
    • Violet Wood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
    • Will O Wood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Will O Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood
    • Woodside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodside is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Yellowood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yellowood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glenlake and extending to:

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glenlake to Doylestown, 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 105 miles [169 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 144 miles [231.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,335 miles [6,976.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Glenlake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Glenlake 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 Glenlake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1768, Longitude: -74.8927       In this case, the coordinates for Glenlake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.522 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.088 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.282 degrees.