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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Green Springs
- 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:
- 39.117542, -115.571625
- 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 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 White Pine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for White Pine County
- Since Green Springs is near Nye County and also Eureka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nye County
- eBird sighting report for Eureka 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 Green Springs ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Green Springs.
There is one other community in Nevada which is also named Green Springs.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Nevada ...
- Nye 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 [Nye County].
- Nye 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 1,754 miles [2,822.8 km]<3> to the east of the Green Springs that is located in White Pine 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 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Green Springs that is located in White Pine 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 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km]<3> to the east of the Green Springs that is located in White Pine 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 1,711 miles [2,753.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Green Springs that is located in White Pine 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 2,039 miles [3,281.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Green Springs that is located in White Pine 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 1,939 miles [3,120.5 km]<3> to the east of the Green Springs that is located in White Pine 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 2,008 miles [3,231.6 km]<3> to the east of the Green Springs that is located in White Pine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Green Springs.
- Alabama
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.
- Allred ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Bull Fork ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Currant ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Duckwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwater
- Duckwater is located in Nye County
- Gold Point ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Nye County
- Greenville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in White Pine County
- Treasure City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure City
- Treasure City is located in White Pine County
- Treasure City has also been known as:
- Treasure Hill
- Veteran ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Willow Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
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:
- Ely, which is the Seat of White Pine County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Springs to Ely, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,051 miles [3,300.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 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 7,956 miles [12,803.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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 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 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 '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- Green Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1175, Longitude: -115.5716 |
| <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 Green Springs 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 334.691 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.633 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.015 degrees. |