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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 Greene, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greene 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 Greene:
    • 44.189794, -70.140331
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Greene
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Greene ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Greene.

Within Maine, the name Greene is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Greene [Jefferson County].
    • Georgia
      • Oconee County
      • This Greene is located in Oconee County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Greene that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Greene.
    • Indiana
      • Jay County
      • This Greene is located in Jay County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Greene that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Greene.
    • Iowa
      • Butler County
      • This Greene is located in Butler County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<2> to the west of the Greene that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Greene.
    • Michigan
      • Mackinac County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Greene [Mackinac County].
      • Saginaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Greene [Saginaw County].
    • Missouri
      • Lewis County
      • Although located in Lewis County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Greene.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Greene [Warren County].
    • New York
      • Chenango County
      • This Greene is located in Chenango County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Greene that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Greene.
    • North Dakota
      • Cass County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Greene [Cass County].
      • Renville County
      • This Greene is located in Renville County and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Greene that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Greene.
    • Ohio
      • Trumbull County
      • This Greene is located in Trumbull County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Greene that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Greene.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greene [Lancaster County].
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Greene is located in Kent County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Greene that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Greene.
    • West Virginia
      • Greene #
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Greene.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greene ...

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.

  • Chase Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
    • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
  • Drinkwater Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
    • Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Foggs Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foggs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
    • Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Greene Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
    • Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Lisbon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
  • Littlefield Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
    • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Murphy Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
    • Murphy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Purgatory
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purgatory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
    • Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
  • Robinson Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
    • Robinson Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Skillings Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skillings Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillings Corner
    • Skillings Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Starbird Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starbird Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbird Corner
    • Starbird Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Stevens Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill
    • Stevens Mill is located in Androscoggin County

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

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

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Androscoggin County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Greene to Augusta, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,395 miles [8,682.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,984 miles [6,411.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greene. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Greene 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greene) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greene. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1898, Longitude: -70.1403       In this case, the coordinates for Greene have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Greene to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.119 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.923 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.171 degrees.









 

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