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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 Glidden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glidden and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Glidden:
    • 29.700790, -96.586361
    • 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 Glidden
  • 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 Glidden ...

We found five communities that share the name Glidden.

Within Texas, the name Glidden is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Glidden [Bibb County].
    • Iowa
      • Carroll County
      • This Glidden is located in Carroll County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<2> to the north of the Glidden that is located in Colorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Glidden.
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Glidden [Harlan County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Glidden lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Glidden that is located in Colorado County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland County
      • This Glidden is located in Ashland County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Glidden that is located in Colorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Glidden.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glidden ...

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.

  • Cat Spring
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
    • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <4>
  • Columbus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gay Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Gay Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Helms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms
    • Helms is located in Colorado County
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
  • Joiner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joiner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Joiner is located in Fayette County
  • Lone Oak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Lone Oak is located in Colorado County
  • Post Oak Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oak Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Point
    • Post Oak Point is located in Austin County
  • Rock Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
    • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
  • Rockhouse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
    • Rockhouse is located in Austin County
  • Willow Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
    • Willow Springs is located in Fayette County

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

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

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Colorado County, lies just to the East.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Glidden to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,863 miles [12,654.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glidden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Glidden 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glidden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glidden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7008, Longitude: -96.5864       In this case, the coordinates for Glidden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Glidden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.368 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.422 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.872 degrees.









 

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