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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 Greene, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greene and the surrounding area.
- 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 Greene:
- 40.408476, -85.098467
- 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 Greene
- 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 Jay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jay County
- Since Greene is near Blackford County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blackford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Greene
Communities Also Named Greene ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Greene.
Within Indiana, the name Greene is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson 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 Alabama community of Greene [Jefferson County].
- Georgia
- Oconee County
- This Greene is located in Oconee County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<2> to the south of the Greene that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Greene.
- Iowa
- Butler County
- This Greene is located in Butler County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Greene that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Greene.
- Maine
- Androscoggin County
- This Greene is located in Androscoggin County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greene that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Greene.
- Michigan
- Mackinac 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 Michigan community of Greene [Mackinac County].
- Saginaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Greene [Saginaw County].
- Missouri
- Lewis County
- Although located in Lewis County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Greene.
- New Jersey
- Warren 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 New Jersey community of Greene [Warren County].
- New York
- Chenango County
- This Greene is located in Chenango County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greene that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Greene.
- North Dakota
- Cass 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 North Dakota community of Greene [Cass County].
- Renville County
- This Greene is located in Renville County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Greene that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Greene.
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This Greene is located in Trumbull County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greene that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Greene.
- 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 Greene [Lancaster County].
- Rhode Island
- Kent County
- This Greene is located in Kent County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<2> to the east of the Greene that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Greene.
- West Virginia
- Greene #
- 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 West Virginia community of Greene.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greene ...
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.
- Blaine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- College Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- College Corner is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- Converse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Powers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Redkey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Greene 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 Greene to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greene and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Jay County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Greene to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Greene 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greene) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Greene 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 Greene. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4085, Longitude: -85.0985 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.795 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.249 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.782 degrees. |
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