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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 Greenwich, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwich 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 Greenwich:
    • 42.358678, -72.295851
    • 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 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
    • Since Greenwich is near Hampshire County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Greenwich

Communities Also Named Greenwich ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Greenwich.

There is one other community in Massachusetts that is also named Greenwich.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of fifteen communities that are located 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 ...
    • Hampshire County
      • This Greenwich is located in Hampshire County and lies less than 2 miles<1> to the west southwest of the Greenwich that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Greenwich.
  • 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 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenwich that is located in Worcester 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 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the west of the Greenwich that is located in Worcester 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 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the west of the Greenwich that is located in Worcester 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 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenwich that is located in Worcester 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 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenwich that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greenwich.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Greenwich lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenwich that is located in Worcester County.
    • Ohio
      • Huron County
      • This Greenwich is located in Huron County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west of the Greenwich that is located in Worcester 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 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greenwich that is located in Worcester 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 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenwich that is located in Worcester 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 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km]<1> to the west of the Greenwich that is located in Worcester 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 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenwich that is located in Worcester 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 433 miles [696.8 km] to the south southwest of the Greenwich that is located in Worcester 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.

  • Dana ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dana Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dana Center is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Center
  • Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Furnace is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
  • Gilbertville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwich
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Greenwich is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Knights Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Knights Corner is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Corner
  • Meads Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Meads Corner is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Corner
  • Packardville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Packardville is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packardville

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 and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Greenwich once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwich and extending to:

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greenwich to Worcester, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 63 miles [101.4 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 344 miles [553.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,556 miles [8,941.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,141 miles [6,664.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwich) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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>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>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 Greenwich 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 Greenwich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3587, Longitude: -72.2959       In this case, the coordinates for Greenwich have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.719 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.407 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.13 degrees.