Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greensboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greensboro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greensboro
- 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 Greensboro:
- 32.626537, -92.712652
- 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 Greensboro
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Lincoln Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
- Since Greensboro is near Claiborne Parish and also Union Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne Parish
- eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- 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 Greensboro ...
We found nine communities that share the name Greensboro.
Within Louisiana, the name Greensboro is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Hale County
- This Greensboro is located in Hale County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east of the Greensboro that is located in Lincoln Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Greensboro.
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Greensboro [Craighead County].
- Florida
- Gadsden County
- This Greensboro is located in Gadsden County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Greensboro that is located in Lincoln Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gadsden County community of Greensboro.
- Georgia
- Greene County
- This Greensboro is located in Greene County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the east of the Greensboro that is located in Lincoln Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Greensboro.
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Greensboro is located in Henry County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greensboro that is located in Lincoln Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Greensboro.
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This Greensboro is located in Caroline County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greensboro that is located in Lincoln Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Greensboro.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Greensboro is located in Guilford County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greensboro that is located in Lincoln Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Greensboro.
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This Greensboro is located in Greene County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greensboro that is located in Lincoln Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Greensboro.
- Vermont
- Orleans County
- This Greensboro is located in Orleans County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greensboro that is located in Lincoln Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Greensboro.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greensboro ...
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.
- Cooktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Lincoln Parish
- Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hilly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Liberty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Lincoln Parish
- Mineral Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Lincoln Parish
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Wise ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Greensboro 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 Greensboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Greensboro once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Greensboro and extending to:
- Ruston, which is the Seat of Lincoln Parish, lies just to the Southeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Greensboro to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,558 miles [12,163.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,433 miles [8,743.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln Parish: www.lincolnparish.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Greensboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greensboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6265, Longitude: -92.7127 In this case, the coordinates for Greensboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Greensboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Greensboro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.258 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.325 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.896 degrees. |