Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenville
- 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 Greenville:
- 33.399614, -91.037777
- 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 Greenville
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Greenville is near Chicot County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chicot County
- eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Greenville ...
We found 68 communities that share the name Greenville.
Within Mississippi, the name Greenville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 66 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 66 communities, 64 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Greenville, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Greenville is located in Butler County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Greenville.
- Arkansas
- Bradley County
- This Greenville is located in Bradley County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the west of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Greenville.
- British Columbia
- This Greenville lies 2,372 miles [3,817.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- California
- Alameda 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 California community of Greenville [Alameda County].
- Plumas County
- This Greenville is located in Plumas County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Greenville.
- Yuba County
- This Greenville is located in Yuba County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km] to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Greenville.
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This Greenville is located in New London County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Greenville.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Greenville is located in Kent County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Greenville.
- New Castle County
- This Greenville is located in New Castle County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Greenville.
- Florida
- Madison County
- This Greenville is located in Madison County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Greenville.
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Greenville is located in Camden County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Greenville.
- Meriwether County
- This Greenville is located in Meriwether County and lies 366 miles [589 km] to the east of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Greenville.
- Illinois
- Bond County
- This Greenville is located in Bond County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bond County community of Greenville.
- Franklin 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 Illinois community of Greenville [Franklin County].
- Indiana
- Floyd County
- This Greenville is located in Floyd County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Greenville.
- Sullivan County
- This Greenville is located in Sullivan County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the north northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Greenville.
- Wells County
- This Greenville is located in Wells County and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the north northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Greenville.
- Iowa
- Clay County
- This Greenville is located in Clay County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Greenville.
- Kansas
- Jewell 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 Greenville [Jewell County].
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- Although located in Clark County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Greenville.
- Muhlenberg County
- This Greenville is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Greenville.
- Louisiana
- Catahoula Parish
- This Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Greenville.
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Greenville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the south of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Greenville.
- Orleans Parish
- This Greenville is located in Orleans Parish and lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the south southeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Greenville.
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Greenville is located in Oxford County and lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Greenville.
- Piscataquis County
- This Greenville is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Greenville.
- Maryland
- Carroll 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 Maryland community of Greenville [Carroll County].
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Greenville is located in Worcester County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Greenville.
- Michigan
- Montcalm County
- This Greenville is located in Montcalm County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Greenville.
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This Greenville is located in Clay County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Greenville.
- Wayne County
- This Greenville is located in Wayne County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the north of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Greenville.
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This Greenville is located in Lyon County and lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Greenville.
- White Pine 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 Nevada community of Greenville [White Pine County].
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Greenville is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Greenville.
- New Jersey
- Hudson County
- This Greenville is located in Hudson County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hudson County community of Greenville.
- Ocean County
- This Greenville is located in Ocean County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Greenville.
- Salem County
- This Greenville is located in Salem County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Greenville.
- New York
- Greene County
- This Greenville is located in Greene County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Greenville.
- Orange County
- This Greenville is located in Orange County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Greenville.
- Steuben County
- This Greenville is located in Steuben County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Greenville.
- Ulster County
- This Greenville is located in Ulster County and lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Greenville.
- Westchester County
- This Greenville is located in Westchester County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Greenville.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Greenville.
- Pitt County
- This Greenville is located in Pitt County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Greenville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Greenville lies 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This Greenville is located in Darke County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Greenville.
- Knox County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Greenville.
- Oklahoma
- Love County
- This Greenville is located in Love County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the west of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Greenville.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Greenville is located in Linn County and lies 1,851 miles [2,978.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Greenville.
- Washington County
- This Greenville is located in Washington County and lies 1,888 miles [3,038.4 km] to the northwest of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greenville.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Greenville is located in Armstrong County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Greenville.
- Clearfield County
- This Greenville is located in Clearfield County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Greenville.
- Lackawanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Greenville [Lackawanna County].
- Mercer County
- This Greenville is located in Mercer County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Greenville.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Greenville is located in Providence County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Greenville.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Greenville is located in Greenville County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Greenville.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Greenville is located in Davidson County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Greenville.
- Greene 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 Tennessee community of Greenville [Greene County].
- Texas
- Hunt County
- This Greenville is located in Hunt County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the west of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Greenville.
- Utah
- Beaver County
- This Greenville is located in Beaver County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Greenville.
- Cache County
- This Greenville is located in Cache County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km] to the northwest of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Greenville.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Greenville is located in Augusta County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Greenville.
- Fauquier County
- This Greenville is located in Fauquier County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Greenville.
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Greenville is located in Logan County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Greenville.
- Monroe County
- This Greenville is located in Monroe County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Greenville.
- Wisconsin
- Outagamie County
- This Greenville is located in Outagamie County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the north of the Greenville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Greenville.
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenville ...
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.
- Cold Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Washington County
- Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Forkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Hays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Hunt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Jones Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel
- Jones Chapel is located in Washington County
- Luna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Magenta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Point Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Priscilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Refuge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Swiftwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiftwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Swiftwater is located in Washington County
- Wayside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Winterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
- Winterville is located in Washington County
How Far From Greenville 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 city such as Greenville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenville and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Greenville to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,450 miles [11,989.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Greenville: www.greenville.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3996, Longitude: -91.0378 |
| <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 Greenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Greenville 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 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 Greenville 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 316.274 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.282 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.065 degrees. |