Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenwich, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwich and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenwich
- 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 Greenwich:
- 37.782791, -97.203653
- 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 Greenwich
- 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 Sedgwick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sedgwick County
- Since Greenwich is near Butler County and also Harvey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- eBird sighting report for Harvey 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Greenwich ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Greenwich.
Within Kansas, the name Greenwich is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Connecticut
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Greenwich is located in Hampshire County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greenwich that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Greenwich.
- Worcester County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Greenwich [Worcester County].
- New Jersey
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Greenwich lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greenwich that is located in Sedgwick County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Greenwich is located in Cambria County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greenwich that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Greenwich.
- Philadelphia 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 Greenwich [Philadelphia County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Greenwich lies 1,851 miles [2,978.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greenwich that is located in Sedgwick County.
- Rhode Island
- Utah
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Greenwich is located in Prince William County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<2> to the east of the Greenwich that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Greenwich.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Greenwich is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km] to the east of the Greenwich that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Greenwich.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwich ...
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.
- Bonnie Brae
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Brae have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Bonnie Brae is located in Sedgwick County
- Cow Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Lakeview Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Butler County
- Maize
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maize have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
- Maize is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <5>
- Meadowview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Sedgwick County
- Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,943 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <5>
- Prairie Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Rolling Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Sedgwick County
- Salter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Valley Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Valley Center is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <5>
How Far From Greenwich 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 Greenwich to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwich and extending to:
- Wichita, which is the Seat of Sedgwick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greenwich to Wichita, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,480 miles [12,037.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,372 miles [8,645.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwich. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sedgwick County: www.sedgwickcounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Greenwich 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 from Point A (ie- Greenwich) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7828, Longitude: -97.2037 In this case, the coordinates for Greenwich have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Greenwich, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Greenwich to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.743 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.052 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.184 degrees. |