Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Glenaire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenaire and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Glenaire

• 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 Glenaire:
  • 38.065971, -78.628906
  • 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 Glenaire

• 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
  • Since Glenaire is near Charlottesville City and also Nelson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson 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 Glenaire

Communities Also Named Glenaire ...

We found one communities that are also named Glenaire.

Within Virginia, the name Glenaire is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Glenaire in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Clay County
    • This Glenaire is located in Clay County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the west of the Glenaire that is located in Albemarle County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Glenaire.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenaire ...

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.

• Broad Axe ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Broad Axe is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Axe
• Ivy
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ivy is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivy <2>
• Ivy Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ivy Meadows is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
• Ivy Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ivy Oaks is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Oaks
• Ivy Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ivy Woods is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Woods
• Peacock Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Peacock Hill is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Hill
• Skyline Crest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Skyline Crest is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
• Whispering Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

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

• Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Glenaire to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'