Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greensburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greensburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greensburg
- 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 Greensburg:
- 39.343102, -85.484463
- 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 Greensburg
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Greensburg is near Rush County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rush County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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
Communities Also Named Greensburg ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Greensburg.
Within Indiana, the name Greensburg is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Kiowa County
- This Greensburg is located in Kiowa County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the west of the Greensburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Greensburg.
- Kentucky
- Green County
- This Greensburg is located in Green County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the south of the Greensburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Greensburg.
- Louisiana
- Saint Helena Parish
- This Greensburg is located in Saint Helena Parish and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Greensburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Helena Parish community of Greensburg.
- Maryland
- Washington County
- This Greensburg is located in Washington County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east of the Greensburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greensburg.
- Missouri
- Knox County
- This Greensburg is located in Knox County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greensburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Greensburg.
- Ohio
- Richland County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Richland County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Greensburg.
- Summit County
- This Greensburg is located in Summit County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greensburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Greensburg.
- Trumbull County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Greensburg [Trumbull County].
- Tuscarawas County
- This community is historic and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Greensburg.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greensburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Greensburg.
- West Virginia
- Berkeley County
- This Greensburg is located in Berkeley County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the east of the Greensburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Greensburg.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greensburg ...
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.
- Craig
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Cross Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Ripley County
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Harris City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Huntersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Franklin County
- Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Decatur County
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Napoleon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Napoleon is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <5>
- Pinhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Pleasure Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasure Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Valley
- Pleasure Valley is located in Shelby County
- Rugby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Slabtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Sleepy Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Shelby County
How Far From Greensburg 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 city such as Greensburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greensburg and extending to:
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Greensburg to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Greensburg: www.cityofgreensburg.com/
The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcounty.in.gov/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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- Greensburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greensburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3431, Longitude: -85.4845 In this case, the coordinates for Greensburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Greensburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Greensburg could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Greensburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.046 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.382 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.276 degrees. |