Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen Alum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Alum and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glen Alum
- 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 Glen Alum:
- 37.584831, -81.992900
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Glen Alum
- 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 Mingo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- Since Glen Alum is near Pike County and also McDowell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for McDowell 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Alum ...
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.
- Cedar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
- Gilbert Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Horsepen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Majestic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Mohawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - New Thacker ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Thacker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Thacker
- New Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Pie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Slabtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Stopover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Thacker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Thacker Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thacker Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker Mines
- Thacker Mines is located in Mingo County
- Vulcan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - War Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Woodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Wyoming City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Thacker Mines
How Far From Glen Alum 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 Glen Alum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Glen Alum and extending to:
- Williamson, which is the Seat of Mingo County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Alum to Williamson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Alum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Glen Alum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Alum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5848, Longitude: -81.9929 In this case, the coordinates for Glen Alum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Glen Alum to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.891 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.663 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.259 degrees. |