Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Easton:
  • 39.834424, -80.647623
  • 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 Glen Easton

• 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Since Glen Easton is near Greene County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont 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 Glen Easton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Easton ...

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.

• Big Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Run is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
• Grave Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grave Creek is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Creek
• Graysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Graysville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Howard ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Howard is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Limestone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Limestone is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Limestone
  • From Glen Easton to Limestone
• Lone Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Oak is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Lynn Camp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynn Camp is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Camp
• Moundsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moundsville
  • From Glen Easton to Moundsville
• Quiet Dell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Quiet Dell is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
• Rocklick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocklick is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rocklick
  • From Glen Easton to Rocklick
• Wolf Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf Run is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run

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

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

• Moundsville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Glen Easton to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,007 miles [9,667.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'