Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wright:
  • 35.884519, -84.541601
  • 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 Wright

• 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 Wright is near Morgan County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Wright

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Wright ...

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.

• Cherokee Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• High Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • High Point is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Holiday Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Holiday Shores is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
• Hood Landing Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hood Landing Ferry is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Landing Ferry
• James Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • James Ferry is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
• Laddie Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
• Lake Shore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Shore is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
• Lakeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lawnville Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawnville Meadows is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville Meadows
• Ponderosa
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ponderosa is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Suburban Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Suburban Shores is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Shores
• Twin Rivers Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Twin Rivers Ferry is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers Ferry

How Far From Glen Wright to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Wright 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 Wright and extending to:

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the East.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Glen Wright to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 461 miles [741.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'