Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Cove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glen Cove
- 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 Cove:
- 29.548563, -95.048540
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Glen Cove
- 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 Galveston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Since Glen Cove is near Harris County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- eBird sighting report for Chambers 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Glen Cove ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Glen Cove.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Glen Cove.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Maine
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Glen Cove [Harford County].
- Montgomery County
- This Glen Cove is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glen Cove that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Glen Cove.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Glen Cove is located in Nassau County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glen Cove that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Glen Cove.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Glen Cove [Queens County].
- North Carolina
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Cove ...
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.
- Chase Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Park
- Chase Park is located in Galveston County
- Clear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Harris County
- Lazy Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - League City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League City
- League City is located in Galveston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108,477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for League City <5>
- Meadow Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bend
- Meadow Bend is located in Galveston County
- Mystic Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Pipers Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipers Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Meadow
- Pipers Meadow is located in Harris County
- Shady Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Shady Oaks is located in Harris County
- Surf Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - University Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
- University Green is located in Harris County
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Harris County
How Far From Glen Cove 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 Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Cove and extending to:
- Galveston, which is the Seat of Galveston County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Cove to Galveston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,804 miles [12,559.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Cove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Galveston County: www.co.galveston.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Glen Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5486, Longitude: -95.0485 In this case, the coordinates for Glen Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Glen Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Glen Cove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Glen Cove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.353 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.206 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.246 degrees. |