Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in New West Greene, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New West Greene and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New West Greene

• 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 New West Greene:
  • 32.924017, -88.135025
  • 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 New West Greene

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near New West Greene ...

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.

• Clark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Craigs Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Craigs Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Ferry
• Dancy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dancy is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
• Fair Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Geiger
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Geiger is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Lizzieville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lizzieville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
• Pleasant Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ridge is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Stones Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stones Ferry is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Ferry

How Far From New West Greene 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 New West Greene to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Eutaw, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New West Greene to Eutaw, 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 744 miles [1,197.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,346 miles [11,822.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,222 miles [8,404 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'