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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 Wilton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Wilton 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 Glen Wilton:
- 37.753975, -79.819002
- 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 Wilton
- 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 Botetourt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
- Since Glen Wilton is near Alleghany County and also Covington City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Wilton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Wilton ...
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.
- Daggers Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Daggers Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggers Springs
- Eagle Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gala
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hooks Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Mill is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mill
- Iron Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Longdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Longdale Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longdale Furnace is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale Furnace
- Nicelytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nicelytown is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicelytown
- Rich Patch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rich Patch Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rich Patch Mines is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch Mines
How Far From Glen Wilton 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 Wilton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glen Wilton and extending to:
- Fincastle, which is the Seat of Botetourt County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Wilton to Fincastle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,771 miles [10,896.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Glen Wilton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wilton 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 Wilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7540, Longitude: -79.8190 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.587 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.199 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.29 degrees. |
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