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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 Gladys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gladys 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 Gladys:
- 37.163242, -79.073705
- 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 Gladys
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Gladys is near Pittsylvania County and also Appomattox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox 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 Gladys
Communities Also Named Gladys ...
We found eight communities that are also named Gladys.
Within Virginia, the name Gladys is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Van Buren County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Gladys [Van Buren County].
- Georgia
- Berrien County
- This Gladys is located in Berrien County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Gladys that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Gladys.
- Kansas
- Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of Gladys [Sedgwick County].
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Gladys [Lawrence County].
- Michigan
- Chippewa 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 Michigan community of Gladys [Chippewa County].
- North Dakota
- Williams County
- This Gladys is located in Williams County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Gladys that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Gladys.
- Texas
- Jefferson County
- This Gladys is located in Jefferson County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Gladys that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Gladys.
- Montague County
- This Gladys is located in Montague County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km] to the west of the Gladys that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Gladys.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gladys ...
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.
- Diamond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Hill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Happy Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Hat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Long Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Marysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Mitchell Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Mill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Mill
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rustburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Three Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Three Forks is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Yellow Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Gladys 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 Gladys to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gladys and extending to:
- Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Gladys to Richmond, 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 6 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,639 miles [7,465.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gladys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gladys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Gladys 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> | 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 Gladys 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 Gladys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1632, Longitude: -79.0737 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.166 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.63 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.184 degrees. |
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