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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 Gretna Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gretna Green 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 Gretna Green:
- 36.389872, -77.853317
- 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 Gretna Green
- 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Gretna Green is near Warren County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Gretna Green
Communities Also Named Gretna Green ...
We found one communities that are also named Gretna Green.
Within North Carolina, the name Gretna Green is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Gretna Green in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Tensas Parish
- This Gretna Green is located in Tensas Parish and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gretna Green that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Gretna Green.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gretna Green ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverdam is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Colony Club
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Colony Club is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Club
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Grove Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Heathsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Lewis Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossroads
- Littleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pierces Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pierces Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Crossroads
- Roper Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roper Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Springs
- Rosemary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
How Far From Gretna Green 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 Gretna Green to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gretna Green and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gretna Green to Halifax, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,616 miles [7,428.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gretna Green) 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 Gretna Green 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 Gretna Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3899, Longitude: -77.8533 In this case, the coordinates for Gretna Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.486 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.737 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.962 degrees. |
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