Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenville
- 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 Greenville:
- 37.719929, -121.699118
- 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 Greenville
- 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 Alameda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alameda County
- Since Greenville is near Contra Costa County and also San Joaquin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- eBird sighting report for San Joaquin 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 Greenville ...
We found 68 communities that share the name Greenville.
There are two communities within California that are also named Greenville.
Beyond California, we know of another 64 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 64 communities, 64 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Greenville, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Plumas County
- This Greenville is located in Plumas County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Greenville.
- Yuba County
- This Greenville is located in Yuba County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Greenville.
- Plumas County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Greenville is located in Butler County and lies 2,017 miles [3,246 km]<1> to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Greenville.
- Arkansas
- Bradley County
- This Greenville is located in Bradley County and lies 1,678 miles [2,700.5 km]<1> to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Greenville.
- British Columbia
- This Greenville lies 1,250 miles [2,011.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This Greenville is located in New London County and lies 2,616 miles [4,210 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Greenville.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Greenville is located in Kent County and lies 2,469 miles [3,973.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Greenville.
- New Castle County
- This Greenville is located in New Castle County and lies 2,459 miles [3,957.4 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Greenville.
- Florida
- Madison County
- This Greenville is located in Madison County and lies 2,217 miles [3,567.9 km]<1> to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Greenville.
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Greenville is located in Camden County and lies 2,306 miles [3,711.1 km]<1> to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Greenville.
- Meriwether County
- This Greenville is located in Meriwether County and lies 2,093 miles [3,368.4 km] to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Greenville.
- Illinois
- Bond County
- This Greenville is located in Bond County and lies 1,743 miles [2,805.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bond County community of Greenville.
- Franklin County
- 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 Illinois community of Greenville [Franklin County].
- Indiana
- Floyd County
- This Greenville is located in Floyd County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Greenville.
- Sullivan County
- This Greenville is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,852 miles [2,980.5 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Greenville.
- Wells County
- This Greenville is located in Wells County and lies 1,948 miles [3,135 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Greenville.
- Iowa
- Clay County
- This Greenville is located in Clay County and lies 1,437 miles [2,312.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Greenville.
- Kansas
- Jewell 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 Kansas community of Greenville [Jewell County].
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- Although located in Clark County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Greenville.
- Muhlenberg County
- This Greenville is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<1> to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Greenville.
- Louisiana
- Catahoula Parish
- This Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Greenville.
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Greenville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,808 miles [2,909.7 km] to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Greenville.
- Orleans Parish
- This Greenville is located in Orleans Parish and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km] to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Greenville.
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Greenville is located in Oxford County and lies 2,652 miles [4,268 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Greenville.
- Piscataquis County
- This Greenville is located in Piscataquis County and lies 2,694 miles [4,335.6 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Greenville.
- Maryland
- Carroll 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 Maryland community of Greenville [Carroll County].
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Greenville is located in Worcester County and lies 2,615 miles [4,208.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Greenville.
- Michigan
- Montcalm County
- This Greenville is located in Montcalm County and lies 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Greenville.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Greenville is located in Washington County and lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<1> to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greenville.
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This Greenville is located in Clay County and lies 1,480 miles [2,381.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Greenville.
- Wayne County
- This Greenville is located in Wayne County and lies 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km] to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Greenville.
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This Greenville is located in Lyon County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Greenville.
- White Pine County
- 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 Nevada community of Greenville [White Pine County].
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Greenville is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,613 miles [4,205.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Greenville.
- New Jersey
- Hudson County
- This Greenville is located in Hudson County and lies 2,524 miles [4,062 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hudson County community of Greenville.
- Ocean County
- This Greenville is located in Ocean County and lies 2,528 miles [4,068.4 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Greenville.
- Salem County
- This Greenville is located in Salem County and lies 2,483 miles [3,996 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Greenville.
- New York
- Greene County
- This Greenville is located in Greene County and lies 2,506 miles [4,033 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Greenville.
- Orange County
- This Greenville is located in Orange County and lies 2,488 miles [4,004 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Greenville.
- Steuben County
- This Greenville is located in Steuben County and lies 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Greenville.
- Ulster County
- This Greenville is located in Ulster County and lies 2,493 miles [4,012.1 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Greenville.
- Westchester County
- This Greenville is located in Westchester County and lies 2,534 miles [4,078.1 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Greenville.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 2,256 miles [3,630.7 km]<1> to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Greenville.
- Pitt County
- This Greenville is located in Pitt County and lies 2,436 miles [3,920.4 km] to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Greenville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Greenville lies 2,885 miles [4,643 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This Greenville is located in Darke County and lies 1,984 miles [3,192.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Greenville.
- Knox County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Greenville.
- Oklahoma
- Love County
- This Greenville is located in Love County and lies 1,394 miles [2,243.4 km]<1> to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Greenville.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Greenville is located in Linn County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the north of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Greenville.
- Washington County
- This Greenville is located in Washington County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the north of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greenville.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Greenville is located in Armstrong County and lies 2,235 miles [3,596.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Greenville.
- Clearfield County
- This Greenville is located in Clearfield County and lies 2,288 miles [3,682.2 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Greenville.
- Lackawanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Greenville [Lackawanna County].
- Mercer County
- This Greenville is located in Mercer County and lies 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Greenville.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Greenville is located in Providence County and lies 2,638 miles [4,245.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Greenville.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Greenville is located in Greenville County and lies 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km]<1> to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Greenville.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Greenville is located in Davidson County and lies 1,910 miles [3,073.8 km]<1> to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Greenville.
- Greene 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 Tennessee community of Greenville [Greene County].
- Texas
- Hunt County
- This Greenville is located in Hunt County and lies 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km]<1> to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Greenville.
- Utah
- Beaver County
- This Greenville is located in Beaver County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the east of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Greenville.
- Cache County
- This Greenville is located in Cache County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Greenville.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Greenville is located in Augusta County and lies 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Greenville.
- Fauquier County
- This Greenville is located in Fauquier County and lies 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Greenville.
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Greenville is located in Logan County and lies 2,158 miles [3,473 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Greenville.
- Monroe County
- This Greenville is located in Monroe County and lies 2,224 miles [3,579.2 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Greenville.
- Wisconsin
- Outagamie County
- This Greenville is located in Outagamie County and lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Greenville.
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenville ...
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.
- Blackhawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Discovery Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery Bay
- Discovery Bay is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Discovery Bay <5>
- Dublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Alameda County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,936 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Laddville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Livermore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Livermore is located in Alameda County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91,617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <5>
- Marsh Creek Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
- Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
- Mountain House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
- Mountain House is located in San Joaquin County
- Tesla ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenville and extending to:
- Oakland, which is the Seat of Alameda County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Greenville to Oakland, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,396 miles [3,856 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,172 miles [13,151.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7199, Longitude: -121.6991 In this case, the coordinates for Greenville 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 Greenville, 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 Greenville 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Greenville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.59 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.414 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.723 degrees. |