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Communities Also Named Green River ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Green River.

Within British Columbia, the name Green River is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these twelve communities, four are located in Canada and ten are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Henry County
      • This Green River is located in Henry County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Green River.
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Green River [Muhlenberg County].
    • Michigan
      • Antrim County
      • This Green River is located in Antrim County and lies 1,777 miles [2,859.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Green River.
    • Mississippi
      • Tunica County
      • This Green River is located in Tunica County and lies 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Green River.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Green River lies 2,442 miles [3,930 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Green River is located in Columbia County and lies 2,376 miles [3,823.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Green River.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Green River.
    • Tennessee
      • Wayne County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Green River [Wayne County].
    • Utah
      • Emery County
      • This Green River is located in Emery County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emery County community of Green River.
    • Vermont
      • Windham County
      • This Green River is located in Windham County and lies 2,393 miles [3,851.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Green River.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Green River is located in King County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Green River.
    • Wyoming
      • Sweetwater County
      • This Green River is located in Sweetwater County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Green River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green River ...

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.

  • Creekside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Evans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Gates
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Nesters
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesters came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesters
  • Owl Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek
  • Swift
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Whistler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistler came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whistler <5>
  • Whistler Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistler Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler Creek

How Far From Green River 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 Green River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green River and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Green River to Victoria, with an average speed<6>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 National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,175 miles [3,500.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,370 miles [11,860.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,520 miles [8,883.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.2167, Longitude: -122.8833    
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Green River 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 . 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.
<3>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 Green River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Green River 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 341.433 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.206 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.904 degrees.




 

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