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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 Glenhayes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenhayes and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glenhayes:
    • 38.014257, -82.521264
    • 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 Glenhayes
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Glenhayes is near Lawrence County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Glenhayes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenhayes ...

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.

  • Brows Defeat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brows Defeat is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brows Defeat
  • Bumblebee ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
  • Castle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Castle is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
  • Effie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Effie is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
  • Fort Gay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Georges Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
  • Ivory ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ivory is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
  • Job
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Job is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job
  • Mineral Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Peach Orchard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
    • Quaker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quaker is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
    • Saltpetre
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Saltpetre is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltpetre
    • Smoky Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
    • Torchlight ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
    • Upper Tug
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Tug is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Tug

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Glenhayes and extending to:

  • Wayne, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glenhayes to Wayne, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 302 miles [486 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Glenhayes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Glenhayes 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 Glenhayes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0143, Longitude: -82.5213       In this case, the coordinates for Glenhayes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.207 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.087 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.352 degrees.