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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 Greenbush, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenbush 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 Greenbush:
    • 48.700272, -96.183833
    • 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 Greenbush
  • 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 Greenbush ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Greenbush.

Within Minnesota, the name Greenbush is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Greenbush [Walker County].
    • Illinois
      • Warren County
      • This Greenbush is located in Warren County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Greenbush.
    • Iowa
      • Warren County
      • This Greenbush is located in Warren County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Greenbush.
    • Kansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Greenbush is located in Crawford County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<2> to the south of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Greenbush.
      • Leavenworth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Greenbush [Leavenworth County].
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Greenbush is located in Penobscot County and lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km]<2> to the east of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Greenbush.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Greenbush is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<2> to the east of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Greenbush.
    • Michigan
      • Alcona County
      • This Greenbush is located in Alcona County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcona County community of Greenbush.
    • New York
      • Rensselaer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Greenbush [Rensselaer County].
      • Schoharie County
      • This Greenbush is located in Schoharie County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Greenbush.
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This Greenbush is located in Brown County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Greenbush.
      • Preble County
      • This Greenbush is located in Preble County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the southeast of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Greenbush.
    • Ontario
      • This Greenbush lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<2> to the east of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Greenbush lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Greenbush is located in Windsor County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<2> to the east of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Greenbush.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Greenbush is located in Accomack County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Greenbush.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • This Greenbush is located in Sheboygan County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Greenbush that is located in Roseau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Greenbush.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenbush ...

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.

  • Badger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
    • Badger is located in Roseau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <5>
  • Caribou
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
    • Caribou is located in Kittson County
  • Deerwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
    • Deerwood is located in Kittson County
  • Fox
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Fox is located in Roseau County
  • Leo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
    • Leo is located in Roseau County
  • Noacres
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noacres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noacres
    • Noacres is located in Roseau County
  • Pinecreek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinecreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecreek
    • Pinecreek is located in Roseau County
  • Sundown
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown

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

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

  • Roseau, which is the Seat of Roseau County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greenbush to Roseau, with an average speed<7> 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 most of a day.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

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

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Greenbush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Greenbush) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenbush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7003, Longitude: -96.1838       In this case, the coordinates for Greenbush have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Greenbush 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>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.
<8>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 Greenbush to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.382 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.017 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.295 degrees.









 

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