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

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 37.319024, -80.016429
    • 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 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
    • Since Glen Cove is near Roanoke City and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
  • 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 Cove

Communities Also Named Glen Cove ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Glen Cove.

Within Virginia, the name Glen Cove is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Teller County
      • This Glen Cove is located in Teller County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glen Cove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Glen Cove.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Glen Cove is located in Bibb County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glen Cove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Glen Cove.
    • Maine
      • Knox County
      • This Glen Cove is located in Knox County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glen Cove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Glen Cove.
    • 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 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glen Cove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Glen Cove.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Glen Cove is located in Ocean County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glen Cove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Glen Cove.
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Glen Cove is located in Nassau County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glen Cove that is located in Roanoke 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
      • Pasquotank County
      • This Glen Cove is located in Pasquotank County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Glen Cove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Glen Cove.
    • Texas
      • Coleman County
      • This Glen Cove is located in Coleman County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glen Cove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coleman County community of Glen Cove.
      • Galveston County
      • This Glen Cove is located in Galveston County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km] to the west southwest of the Glen Cove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Glen Cove.
    • Washington
      • Jefferson County
      • This Glen Cove is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,261 miles [3,638.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Glen Cove that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Glen Cove.

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.

  • Covehaven Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Covehaven Court is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehaven Court
  • Dale Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dale Court is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Court
  • Dawnwood Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dawnwood Forest is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnwood Forest
  • Edgelawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Edgelawn is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgelawn
  • Evans Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Evans Hill is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
  • Forest Lawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Forest Lawn is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Foxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Foxwood is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Grove Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Park is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Hanging Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
  • Hemlock Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hemlock Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hills
  • Honeysuckle Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Honeysuckle Bluff is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Bluff
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Locust Grove Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Grove Park is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Park
    • Lone Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lone Oak is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Meadowview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Meadowview is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Medley
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Medley is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
    • Plainview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Plainview is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Rolling Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rolling Woods is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
    • Spring Garden
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Spring Garden is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Summit Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Summit Hills is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
    • Willow Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Willow Green is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
    • Woodside Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woodside Park is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park

How Far From Glen Cove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Glen Cove to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 195 miles [313.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glen Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 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>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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3190, Longitude: -80.0164       In this case, the coordinates for Glen Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.715 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.281 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.517 degrees.