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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 Greencrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greencrest 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 Greencrest:
- 42.440058, -79.422546
- 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 Greencrest
- 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 Chautauqua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Since Greencrest is near Cattaraugus County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Greencrest
Communities Also Named Greencrest ...
We found three communities that are also named Greencrest.
Within New York, the name Greencrest is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Iredell County
- This Greencrest is located in Iredell County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the south of the Greencrest that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Greencrest.
- Onslow County
- This Greencrest is located in Onslow County and lies 540 miles [869 km] to the south of the Greencrest that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Greencrest.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Greencrest is located in Charleston County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the south of the Greencrest that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Greencrest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greencrest ...
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.
- Center Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Corners
- Cook Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cook Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
- Dean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dean is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Forest Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forestville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Hartfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
- Kabob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kabob is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabob
- Mayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moons is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Reed Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reed Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
- Vineyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyard is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
How Far From Greencrest 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 Greencrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greencrest and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greencrest to Mayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 288 miles [463.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,843 miles [9,403.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greencrest) 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 Greencrest 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 Greencrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4401, Longitude: -79.4225 In this case, the coordinates for Greencrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.105 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.365 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.398 degrees. |
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