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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 Glenns, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenns 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 Glenns:
- 37.565578, -76.612711
- 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 Glenns
- 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since Glenns is near Middlesex County and also King and Queen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen 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 Glenns
Communities Also Named Glenns ...
We found one communities that are also named Glenns.
Within Virginia, the name Glenns is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Glenns in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Glenns is located in Muscogee County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glenns that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Glenns.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenns ...
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.
- Christchurch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Christchurch is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christchurch
- Cooks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Hornets Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hornets Nest is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornets Nest
- Locust Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mascot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Nohead Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nohead Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nohead Bottom
- Owl Trap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Owl Trap is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Trap
- Piankatank Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Piankatank Shores is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piankatank Shores
- Pine Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Tree is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Plain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Topping
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woods Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads
How Far From Glenns to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Glenns to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glenns and extending to:
- Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glenns to Gloucester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,513 miles [7,263 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Glenns) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Glenns 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 Glenns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5656, Longitude: -76.6127 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.722 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.043 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.047 degrees. |
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