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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 Gladesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gladesville 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 Gladesville:
- 39.467131, -79.877030
- 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 Gladesville
- 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 Gladesville is near Monongalia County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Gladesville
Communities Also Named Gladesville ...
We found one communities that are also named Gladesville.
Within West Virginia, the name Gladesville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Gladesville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Jasper County
- This Gladesville is located in Jasper County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Gladesville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Gladesville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gladesville ...
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.
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Chestnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Gum Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Spring is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Hardman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hardman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
- Hog Eye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hog Eye is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Eye
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kanes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kanes Creek is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanes Creek
- Masontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Oriole ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oriole is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Reedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Scotch Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scotch Hill is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Threefork Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Gladesville 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 Gladesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gladesville and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gladesville to Kingwood, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,991 miles [9,641.6 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 4,581 miles [7,372.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gladesville) 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 Gladesville 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 Gladesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4671, Longitude: -79.8770 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.56 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.425 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.722 degrees. |
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