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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 Greensboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greensboro and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 38.973828, -75.805406
- 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 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Greensboro is near Kent County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne'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 Greensboro
Communities Also Named Greensboro ...
We found nine communities that are also named Greensboro.
Within Maryland, the name Greensboro is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Hale County
- This Greensboro is located in Hale County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greensboro that is located in Caroline County.
- 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 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greensboro that is located in Caroline County.
- 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 southwest of the Greensboro that is located in Caroline County.
- 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 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the west of the Greensboro that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Greensboro.
- Louisiana
- Lincoln Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Greensboro [Lincoln Parish].
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Greensboro is located in Guilford County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greensboro that is located in Caroline County.
- 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 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greensboro that is located in Caroline County.
- 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 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Greensboro that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Greensboro.
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.
- Brick Wall Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Wall Landing is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Wall Landing
- Choptank Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Choptank Overlook is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Overlook
- Choptank Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Choptank Pines is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Pines
- Choptank Ponds
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Choptank Ponds is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Ponds
- Four Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Holly Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
- Maple Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Oil City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Branch is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Union Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
How Far From Greensboro to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Greensboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greensboro and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Greensboro to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greensboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Greensboro 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 Greensboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9738, Longitude: -75.8054 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.169 degrees. |
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