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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 Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greens Fork 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 Greens Fork:
- 39.892650, -85.041577
- 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 Fork
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Greens Fork is near Randolph County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Fork
Communities Also Named Greens Fork ...
We found one communities that are also named Greens Fork.
Within Indiana, the name Greens Fork is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Greens Fork in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Gates County
- This Greens Fork is located in Gates County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Greens Fork that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gates County community of Greens Fork.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greens Fork ...
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.
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- College Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- College Corner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Economy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Pinhook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pinhook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
How Far From Greens Fork to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Greens Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greens Fork and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greens Fork to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fork 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 Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8927, Longitude: -85.0416 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.763 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.138 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.911 degrees. |
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