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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 Greenacres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenacres 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 Greenacres:
- 37.024774, -88.016132
- 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 Greenacres
- 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 Lyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Since Greenacres is near Caldwell County and also Trigg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trigg 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 Greenacres
Communities Also Named Greenacres ...
We found six communities that are also named Greenacres.
Within Kentucky, the name Greenacres is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Greenacres is located in Kern County and lies 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km]<1> to the west of the Greenacres that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Greenacres.
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Greenacres is located in Palm Beach County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Greenacres that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Greenacres.
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Greenacres is located in Paulding County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Greenacres that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Greenacres.
- Mississippi
- Lowndes County
- This Greenacres is located in Lowndes County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the south of the Greenacres that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Greenacres.
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Greenacres is located in Washington County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the east of the Greenacres that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greenacres.
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This Greenacres is located in Spokane County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenacres that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Greenacres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenacres ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Hawk is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Commerce Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Commerce Landing is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Landing
- Confederate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Confederate is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
- Cross Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Road is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road
- Crowtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crowtown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowtown
- Eden Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eden Bay is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Bay
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Paradise Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paradise Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Rockcastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockcastle is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle
- Rockcastle Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockcastle Shores is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle Shores
- Wildwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Greenacres 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 community such as Greenacres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenacres and extending to:
- Eddyville, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Greenacres to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenacres) 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 Greenacres 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 Greenacres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0248, Longitude: -88.0161 In this case, the coordinates for Greenacres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.603 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.842 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.024 degrees. |
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