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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 Greens Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greens Landing 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 Landing:
    • 38.655390, -75.162407
    • 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 Landing
  • 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 Greens Landing ...

We found five communities that share the name Greens Landing.

Within Delaware, the name Greens Landing is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Hancock 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 Maine community of Greens Landing [Hancock County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Greens Landing lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Greens Landing that is located in Sussex County.
    • New York
      • Ontario County
      • This Greens Landing is located in Ontario County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Greens Landing that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Greens Landing.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford 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 Greens Landing [Bradford County].
    • Washington
      • Chelan County
      • This Greens Landing is located in Chelan County and lies 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Greens Landing that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Greens Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greens Landing ...

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.

  • Bookhammer Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookhammer Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
    • Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Herring Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herring Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
    • Herring Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Holiday Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Pines
    • Holiday Pines is located in Sussex County
  • Indiantown Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown Farms
    • Indiantown Farms is located in Sussex County
  • John Marsh Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Marsh Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Marsh Landing
    • John Marsh Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Lingo Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingo Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo Landing
    • Lingo Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Long Neck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Neck
    • Long Neck is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Neck <4>
  • Marshtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
    • Marshtown is located in Sussex County
  • Pine Water Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Water Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Farm
    • Pine Water Farm is located in Sussex County
  • Pine Water Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Water Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Water Landing
    • Pine Water Landing is located in Sussex County
  • River Breeze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Breeze
    • River Breeze is located in Sussex County
  • Robinson Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
    • Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sheep Pen Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheep Pen Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Pen Landing
      • Sheep Pen Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Shell Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
      • Shell Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Trinity
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Sussex County
    • Woods Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
      • Woods Edge is located in Sussex County

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

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greens Landing to Georgetown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

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 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 Greens Landing 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greens Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greens Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6554, Longitude: -75.1624       In this case, the coordinates for Greens Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.812 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.176 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.032 degrees.




 

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