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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 Street, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Street 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 Street:
- 44.423103, -73.634582
- 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 Street
- 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Since Green Street is near Clinton County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Street
Communities Also Named Green Street ...
We found one communities that are also named Green Street.
Within New York, the name Green Street is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Green Street in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Conecuh County
- This Green Street is located in Conecuh County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Street that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Green Street.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Street ...
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.
- Crowningshield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crowningshield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowningshield
- Deerhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deerhead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
- Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- North Pole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Stevens Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens Landing is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Landing
- Swastika
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swastika is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swastika
- Upper Jay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Green Street 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 community such as Green Street to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Street and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Green Street to Elizabethtown, 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,529 miles [8,898.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,125 miles [6,638.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- Green Street) 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 Green Street 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 Street. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4231, Longitude: -73.6346 In this case, the coordinates for Green Street have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.253 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.352 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.731 degrees. |
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