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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 Greenbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenbrook 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 Greenbrook:
    • 32.405699, -90.134809
    • 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 Greenbrook
  • 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Greenbrook is near Hinds County and also Rankin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin 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 Greenbrook

Communities Also Named Greenbrook ...

We found four communities that are also named Greenbrook.

Within Mississippi, the name Greenbrook is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Contra Costa 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 California community of Greenbrook [Contra Costa County].
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Greenbrook is located in Cobb County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greenbrook that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Greenbrook.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Greenbrook is located in Caddo Parish and lies 210 miles [338 km]<2> to the west of the Greenbrook that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Greenbrook.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Greenbrook is located in Bucks County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Greenbrook that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Greenbrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenbrook ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Highland Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Highland Meadows is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
  • Hope Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope Springs is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Springs
  • Hunters Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Pecan Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Creek is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Creek
  • Rolling Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Roses Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roses Bluff is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Bluff
  • Sandalwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandalwood is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
  • Squirrel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Squirrel Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
  • Stonegate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonegate is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Summertree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Summertree is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertree
  • Tavern Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tavern Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Hill
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Tidewater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tidewater is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
    • Tougaloo
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Treasure Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Treasure Cove is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Cove
    • Village Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Village Glen is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Glen
    • Village Square
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Village Square is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greenbrook to Canton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 859 miles [1,382.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,333 miles [8,582.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Greenbrook 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Greenbrook 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 Greenbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4057, Longitude: -90.1348       In this case, the coordinates for Greenbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.619 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.388 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.858 degrees.