Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glenita:
  • 36.695375, -82.750439
  • 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 Glenita

• 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Since Glenita is near Lee County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Glenita

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenita ...

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.

• Boulder
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Boulder is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
• Craft Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Craft Mill is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Mill
• Flat Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Harvey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harvey is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Jasper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jasper is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
• Jennings Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jennings Ford is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ford
• Kermit
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kermit is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
• Manville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Manville is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
• Mountain Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Springs is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
• Natural Tunnel
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
• Powers Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Powers Ford is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Ford
• Stanleytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanleytown is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleytown
• Sunbright
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sunbright is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbright

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Glenita and extending to:

• Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glenita to Gate City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'