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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 Greensboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greensboro 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 Greensboro:
    • 35.954794, -90.622332
    • 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 Greensboro
  • 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
    • Since Greensboro is near Greene County and also Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Greensboro

Communities Also Named Greensboro ...

We found nine communities that are also named Greensboro.

Within Arkansas, the name Greensboro is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Hale County
      • This Greensboro is located in Hale County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Greensboro that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Greensboro.
    • Florida
      • Gadsden County
      • This Greensboro is located in Gadsden County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Greensboro that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gadsden County community of Greensboro.
    • Georgia
      • Greene County
      • This Greensboro is located in Greene County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Greensboro that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Greensboro.
    • Indiana
      • Henry County
      • This Greensboro is located in Henry County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greensboro that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Greensboro.
    • Louisiana
      • Lincoln Parish
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Greensboro [Lincoln Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This Greensboro is located in Caroline County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greensboro that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Greensboro.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Greensboro is located in Guilford County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the east of the Greensboro that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Greensboro.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • This Greensboro is located in Greene County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greensboro that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Greensboro.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans County
      • This Greensboro is located in Orleans County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greensboro that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Greensboro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greensboro ...

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.

  • Buck Snort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Buck Snort is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Snort
  • Burnt Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnt Hill is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
  • Ebenezer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Fiftysix
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fiftysix is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiftysix
  • Finch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Finch is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
  • Goobertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Goobertown is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goobertown
  • Green High
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Green High is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green High
  • Maysville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Maysville is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Pine Knot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pine Knot is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
  • Pleasant Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Rock Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Greensboro once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Greensboro and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Greensboro to Little Rock, 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 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greensboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Greensboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Greensboro 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 Greensboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9548, Longitude: -90.6223       In this case, the coordinates for Greensboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.208 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.549 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.415 degrees.