Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glade Farms:
  • 39.705635, -79.524209
  • 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 Glade Farms

• 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
  • Since Glade Farms is near Fayette County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 Glade Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glade Farms ...

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.

• Blooming Rose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blooming Rose is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
• Elk Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Park is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
• Elliottsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
• Five Forks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Flat Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Flat Rock is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Friendsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <1>
• Gravel Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Locust Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Grove is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Sand Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Spring is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glade Farms and extending to:

• Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glade Farms to Kingwood, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'