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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 Glenmar Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenmar Gardens 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 Glenmar Gardens:
    • 42.064223, -80.041999
    • 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 Glenmar Gardens
  • 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
    • Since Glenmar Gardens is near Chautauqua County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Glenmar Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenmar Gardens ...

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.

  • Bagdad
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bagdad is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Bogus Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bogus Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus Corners
  • Charter Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Dock Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dock Junction is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
  • Eaglehurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eaglehurst is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglehurst
  • Erie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
  • Erie Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Erie Heights is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Heights
  • Pleasant Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Reeds Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Reeds Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corners
  • Swanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Swanville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
  • Weeds Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Weeds Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Corners

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

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

  • Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Glenmar Gardens to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glenmar Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Glenmar Gardens 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 Glenmar Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0642, Longitude: -80.0420       In this case, the coordinates for Glenmar Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.522 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.778 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.838 degrees.