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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 Greenbank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenbank 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 Greenbank:
    • 39.739001, -75.635761
    • 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 Greenbank
  • 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Greenbank is near Chester County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Greenbank

Communities Also Named Greenbank ...

We found three communities that are also named Greenbank.

Within Delaware, the name Greenbank is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Greenbank.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greenbank [Lancaster County].
    • Washington
      • Island County
      • This Greenbank is located in Island County and lies 2,365 miles [3,806.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Greenbank that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Greenbank.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenbank ...

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.

  • Boxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Boxwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Cedars
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedars is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
  • Cedars Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
  • Coffee Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Forest Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Glenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Glenville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Heather Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
  • Heritage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • Heritage Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
  • Keystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Keystone is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Liberty
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Liberty is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Limestone Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Limestone Gap is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Gap
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Limestone Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Limestone Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Hills
    • Loveville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Loveville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Maplecrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Maplecrest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecrest
    • Masonicville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Masonicville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
    • Milltown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Milltown is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Mockingbird Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
    • Mockingbird Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
    • Pinecrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinecrest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Pleasant Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Prices Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rolling Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rolling Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Silver Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Skyline Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Skyline Crest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stony Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
    • Tuxedo Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
    • Willow Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Winterbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Winterbury is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury
    • Woodland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Greenbank to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Greenbank to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Greenbank to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Greenbank 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenbank) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Greenbank 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 Greenbank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7390, Longitude: -75.6358       In this case, the coordinates for Greenbank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.001 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.561 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.785 degrees.