Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alice:
  • 35.805648, -84.741033
  • 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 Alice

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Alice ...

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.

• Apollo Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Apollo Shores is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Shores
• Cove Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cove Point is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
• Eagle Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Furnace is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Furnace
• Eagle Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Point is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Eureka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• King Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • King Creek is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek
• Mount Sulphur
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Sulphur is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sulphur
• Pioneer Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
• Smoke Rise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Smoke Rise is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
• Terrace View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Terrace View is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View

How Far From Glen Alice 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 Alice 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 Alice and extending to:

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Alice to Kingston, 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'