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

When in Greens Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greens Farms 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 Greens Farms:
    • 41.122871, -73.317867
    • 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 Greens Farms
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greens Farms ...

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.

  • Cannondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannondale
    • Cannondale is located in Fairfield County
  • Daniels Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Mill
    • Daniels Mill is located in Fairfield County
  • Gilbert Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
    • Gilbert Corners is located in Fairfield County
  • Greenfield Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Hill
    • Greenfield Hill is located in Fairfield County
  • Grover Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
    • Grover Hill is located in Fairfield County
  • Harborview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harborview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborview
    • Harborview is located in Fairfield County
  • Little Danbury ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Danbury
    • Little Danbury is located in Fairfield County
  • Lyons Plain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Plain
    • Lyons Plain is located in Fairfield County
  • Murray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Fairfield County
  • Ox Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ox Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ox Hill
    • Ox Hill is located in Fairfield County
  • Round Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Beach
    • Round Beach is located in Fairfield County
  • Silvermine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvermine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermine
    • Silvermine is located in Fairfield County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Greens Farms and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Greens Farms to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,648 miles [9,089.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,231 miles [6,809.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greens Farms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Greens Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greens Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1229, Longitude: -73.3179       In this case, the coordinates for Greens Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Greens Farms to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.488 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.071 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.177 degrees.









 

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