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:
42.350091, -72.332861
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.
We found sixteen communities that share the name Greenwich.
There is one other community in Massachusetts which is also named Greenwich.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In Massachusetts ...
Worcester County
This community is historic<1> 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].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Kern County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Greenwich [Kern County].
Connecticut
Fairfield County
This Greenwich is located in Fairfield County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Greenwich that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Greenwich.
Illinois
Kankakee County
This Greenwich is located in Kankakee County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<3> to the west of the Greenwich that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Greenwich.
Kansas
Sedgwick County
This Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<3> to the west of the Greenwich that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Greenwich.
New Jersey
Cumberland County
This Greenwich is located in Cumberland County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Greenwich that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Greenwich.
New York
Washington County
This Greenwich is located in Washington County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Greenwich that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greenwich.
Nova Scotia
This Greenwich lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Greenwich that is located in Hampshire County.
Ohio
Huron County
This Greenwich is located in Huron County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<3> to the west of the Greenwich that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Greenwich.
Pennsylvania
Cambria County
This Greenwich is located in Cambria County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Greenwich that is located in Hampshire 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.<2> 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 554 miles [891.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Greenwich that is located in Hampshire County.
Rhode Island
Kent County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Greenwich [Kent County].
Utah
Piute County
This Greenwich is located in Piute County and lies 2,080 miles [3,347.4 km]<3> to the west of the Greenwich that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piute County community of Greenwich.
Virginia
Prince William County
This Greenwich is located in Prince William County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Greenwich that is located in Hampshire 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 431 miles [693.6 km] to the south southwest of the Greenwich that is located in Hampshire 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.
Baconville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baconville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Greenwich ‑ Historic (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 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:
Northampton, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Greenwich to Northampton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east (E). 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 342 miles [550.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,143 miles [6,667.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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.
<2>
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.
<3>
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 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: 42.3501, Longitude: -72.3329 In this case, the coordinates for Greenwich have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 304.742 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.432 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.151 degrees.