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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 Glendale Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glendale Heights 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 Glendale Heights:
- 39.960630, -80.745640
- 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 Glendale Heights
- 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 Glendale Heights is near Belmont County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Glendale Heights
Communities Also Named Glendale Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Glendale Heights.
Within West Virginia, the name Glendale Heights is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This Glendale Heights is located in DuPage County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glendale Heights that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Glendale Heights.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Glendale Heights is located in Marion County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west of the Glendale Heights that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Glendale Heights.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Glendale Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Glendale Heights that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Glendale Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glendale Heights ...
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.
- Anvil
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
- Businessburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Businessburg is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Businessburg
- Cedar Rocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Rocks is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rocks
- Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Elm Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Grave Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grave Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Creek
- Key
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Key is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Moundsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mozart
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mozart is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
- Mozart Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Shadyside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vineyard Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills
How Far From Glendale Heights 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 Glendale Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glendale Heights and extending to:
- Moundsville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the South.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Glendale Heights 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 210 miles [338 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,005 miles [9,664.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Glendale Heights) 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 Glendale Heights 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 Glendale Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9606, Longitude: -80.7456 In this case, the coordinates for Glendale Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.071 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.08 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.933 degrees. |
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