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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 Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greens Crossing 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 Crossing:
    • 30.916596, -83.057089
    • 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 Greens Crossing
  • 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
    • Since Greens Crossing is near Lanier County and also Echols County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lanier County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Echols 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 Greens Crossing

Communities Also Named Greens Crossing ...

We found two communities that are also named Greens Crossing.

Within Georgia, the name Greens Crossing is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Greens Crossing is located in Oneida County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Greens Crossing that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Greens Crossing.
    • Texas
      • Williamson County
      • This Greens Crossing is located in Williamson County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the west of the Greens Crossing that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Greens Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greens Crossing ...

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.

  • Alexis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alexis is located in Echols County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
  • Charter Oaks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Eightmile Still
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eightmile Still is located in Clinch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Still
  • Five Points
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Five Points is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Fruitland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitland is located in Echols County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Lanier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Haylow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Haylow is located in Echols County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haylow
  • Lincoln Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Little Miami
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Miami is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Miami
  • Mayday
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayday is located in Echols County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
  • Monks Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Monks Crossing is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Crossing
  • Teeterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Teeterville is located in Lanier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeterville

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

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

  • Valdosta, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greens Crossing to Valdosta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 210 miles [338 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Greens Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Crossing 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 Greens Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9166, Longitude: -83.0571       In this case, the coordinates for Greens Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.352 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.241 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.453 degrees.