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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 Green Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Springs 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 Green Springs:
- 38.902431, -117.825682
- 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 Green Springs
- 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 Nye County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nye County
- Since Green Springs is near Lander County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lander County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Green Springs
Communities Also Named Green Springs ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Green Springs.
There is one other community in Nevada that is also named Green Springs.
Beyond Nevada, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Nevada ...
- White Pine 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 Nevada community of Green Springs [White Pine County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Green Springs [Jefferson County].
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Green Springs is located in Fulton County and lies 1,874 miles [3,015.9 km]<3> to the east of the Green Springs that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Green Springs.
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Green Springs [Johnson County].
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Green Springs is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<3> to the east of the Green Springs that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Green Springs.
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Green Springs is located in Pitt County and lies 2,218 miles [3,569.5 km]<3> to the east of the Green Springs that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Green Springs.
- Ohio
- Seneca County
- This Green Springs is located in Seneca County and lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Green Springs that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Green Springs.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Green Springs is located in Adams County and lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Green Springs that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Green Springs.
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Green Springs [Allegheny County].
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Green Springs is located in Richland County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<3> to the east of the Green Springs that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Green Springs.
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- This Green Springs is located in Louisa County and lies 2,129 miles [3,426.3 km]<3> to the east of the Green Springs that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Green Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Springs ...
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.
- Basic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Basic is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basic
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burnt Cabin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burnt Cabin is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabin
- Gabbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Idlewild ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewild is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Knickerbocker ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Knickerbocker is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker
- Midas ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midas is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
- Phonolite ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Phonolite is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phonolite
- Quartz Mountain ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quartz Mountain is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Mountain
- Shamrock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shamrock is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Union ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Green Springs 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 Green Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Green Springs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Springs and extending to:
- Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Springs to Tonopah, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,173 miles [3,497.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,019 miles [12,905.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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 Green Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 Green Springs 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. |
| <3> | 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- Green Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Green Springs 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 Green Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9024, Longitude: -117.8257 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.501 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.777 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.362 degrees. |
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