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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 Greenock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenock 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 Greenock:
    • 38.815627, -76.633104
    • 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 Greenock
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Greenock is near Calvert County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Greenock

Communities Also Named Greenock ...

We found four communities that are also named Greenock.

Within Maryland, the name Greenock is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Greenock lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenock that is located in Anne Arundel County.
    • Ontario
      • This Greenock lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Greenock that is located in Anne Arundel County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Greenock is located in Allegheny County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenock that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Greenock.
    • Texas
      • Bosque County
      • This Greenock is located in Bosque County and lies 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greenock that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bosque County community of Greenock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenock ...

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.

  • Bahama View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bahama View is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama View
  • Baywalker Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
  • Chapel Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Knoll
  • Darnall
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Darnall is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
  • Fox Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fox Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Green Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Green Landing is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Landing
  • Hills Landing ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hills Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Landing
  • Holly Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Holly Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
  • Hunt Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hunt Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Chapel
  • Iron Pot Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Iron Pot Landing is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Pot Landing
  • Jewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Leon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leon is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lofty Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lofty Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty Heights
    • Nutwell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nutwell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwell
    • Rustic Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rustic Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Knolls
    • Shady Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Shady Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
    • Tabernacle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tabernacle is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Tall Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Tall Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
    • Traceys Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Traceys Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Meadows
    • Tracys Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodside View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Woodside View is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside View

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

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greenock to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Greenock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Greenock 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 Greenock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8156, Longitude: -76.6331       In this case, the coordinates for Greenock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.657 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.162 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.577 degrees.