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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 Greenfield Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenfield Terrace 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 Greenfield Terrace:
- 35.648494, -77.355243
- 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 Greenfield Terrace
- 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since Greenfield Terrace is near Beaufort County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Greenfield Terrace
Communities Also Named Greenfield Terrace ...
We found one communities that are also named Greenfield Terrace.
Within North Carolina, the name Greenfield Terrace is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Greenfield Terrace in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Greenfield Terrace is located in Hillsborough County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Greenfield Terrace that is located in Pitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Greenfield Terrace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenfield Terrace ...
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.
- Evans Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evans Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Golden Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Golden Place is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Place
- Green Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Springs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenville Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville Heights is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Heights
- Heritage Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Higgs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Higgs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs
- House
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Minnie Bert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Minnie Bert is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie Bert
- Quail Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quail Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Ripple City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Rock Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Windy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Windy Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge
How Far From Greenfield Terrace to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Greenfield Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenfield Terrace and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Greenfield Terrace to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 4 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 225 miles [362.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,624 miles [7,441.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenfield Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Greenfield Terrace 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 Greenfield Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6485, Longitude: -77.3552 In this case, the coordinates for Greenfield Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.229 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.333 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.026 degrees. |
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