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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 Greene, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greene 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 Greene:
- 42.329650, -75.769423
- 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 Greene
- 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 Chenango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
- Since Greene is near Broome County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broome County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland 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 Greene
Communities Also Named Greene ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Greene.
Within New York, the name Greene is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Greene [Jefferson County].
- Georgia
- Oconee County
- This Greene is located in Oconee County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Greene that is located in Chenango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Greene.
- Indiana
- Jay County
- This Greene is located in Jay County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Greene that is located in Chenango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Greene.
- Iowa
- Butler County
- This Greene is located in Butler County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<2> to the west of the Greene that is located in Chenango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Greene.
- Maine
- Androscoggin County
- This Greene is located in Androscoggin County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greene that is located in Chenango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Greene.
- Michigan
- Mackinac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Greene [Mackinac County].
- Saginaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Greene [Saginaw County].
- Missouri
- Lewis County
- Although located in Lewis County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Greene.
- New Jersey
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Greene [Warren County].
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Greene [Cass County].
- Renville County
- This Greene is located in Renville County and lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Greene that is located in Chenango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Greene.
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This Greene is located in Trumbull County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<2> to the west of the Greene that is located in Chenango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Greene.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greene [Lancaster County].
- Rhode Island
- Kent County
- This Greene is located in Kent County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<2> to the east of the Greene that is located in Chenango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Greene.
- West Virginia
- Greene #
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Greene.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greene ...
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.
- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coventry is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coventryville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Dibble Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dibble Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Corner
- Fickles Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fickles Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickles Corner
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- New Ohio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Ohio is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ohio
- Page Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Page Brook is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
- Penelope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penelope is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Triangle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Tunnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Greene 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 village such as Greene to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greene and extending to:
- Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greene to Norwich, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,293 miles [6,908.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Greene 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. |
| <2> | 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- Greene) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Greene 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 Greene. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3297, Longitude: -75.7694 In this case, the coordinates for Greene have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.838 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.789 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.733 degrees. |
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