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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 Greenway Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenway Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Greenway Place:
    • 30.482968, -91.104272
    • 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 Greenway Place
  • 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 Greenway Place ...

We found one communities that share the name Greenway Place.

Within Louisiana, the name Greenway Place is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Greenway Place in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Greenway Place is located in Harris County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west of the Greenway Place that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Greenway Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenway Place ...

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.

  • Bird
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bird have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Bird is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Executive Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Executive Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
    • Executive Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Forest Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
    • Forest Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Goodwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwood
    • Goodwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Holiday Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Woods
    • Holiday Woods is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Kildare
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
    • Kildare is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Longwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Longwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Lynn Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Place
    • Lynn Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Merrydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
    • Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Mickens Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mickens Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickens Place
    • Mickens Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Park Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
    • Park Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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    • Pioneer Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Park
      • Pioneer Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Randolph Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Heights
      • Randolph Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Red Oak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Sharp
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
      • Sharp is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Smiley Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiley Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Heights
      • Smiley Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Sunnybrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
      • Sunnybrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Windfall
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
      • Windfall is located in East Baton Rouge Parish

How Far From Greenway Place 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 Greenway Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenway Place and extending to:

  • Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Greenway Place to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,588 miles [12,211.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,464 miles [8,793.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenway Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Greenway Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenway Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4830, Longitude: -91.1043       In this case, the coordinates for Greenway Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Greenway Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.011 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.587 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.545 degrees.









 

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