Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glady:
  • 38.798444, -79.719504
  • 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 Glady

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Glady is near Pocahontas County and also Pendleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton 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 Glady

Communities Also Named Glady ...

We found one communities that are also named Glady.

Within West Virginia, the name Glady is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Buncombe County
    • This Glady is located in Buncombe County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glady that is located in Randolph County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Glady.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glady ...

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.

• Beverly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Beverly is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <2>
• Cheat Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cheat Junction is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Junction
• Dailey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dailey is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
• Elk River Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Elk River Junction is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
• Evenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Evenwood is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
• Flint
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Flint is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Gertrude ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gertrude is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
• Job
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Job is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job
• Little Italy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Little Italy is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
• Lumber ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lumber is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
• May
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • May is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
• Meadows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Meadows is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows

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

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

• Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glady to Elkins, 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.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east (E). 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 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'