Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Greenwood Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Greenwood Place

• 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 Greenwood Place:
  • 38.343170, -75.118240
  • 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 Greenwood Place

• 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 Greenwood Place is near Sussex County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Greenwood Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood 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.

• Captains Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Captains Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Hill
• Captains Knoll
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Captains Knoll is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Knoll
• Grays Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Grays Corner is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• Herring Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Herring Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
• Holly Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Mystic Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mystic Harbor is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Harbor
• Salt Grass Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Salt Grass Cove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Grass Cove
• Seabright
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Seabright is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabright
• Snug Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
• Tanglewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tanglewood is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Wood Duck Isle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wood Duck Isle is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Duck Isle

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Greenwood Place and extending to:

• Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greenwood Place to Snow Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'