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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 Greenhurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenhurst 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 Greenhurst:
- 42.118834, -79.309811
- 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 Greenhurst
- 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 Greenhurst is near Warren County and also Cattaraugus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus 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 Greenhurst
Communities Also Named Greenhurst ...
We found two communities that are also named Greenhurst.
Within New York, the name Greenhurst is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Greenhurst is located in Cecil County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Greenhurst that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Greenhurst.
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Greenhurst is located in Dorchester County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the south of the Greenhurst that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Greenhurst.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenhurst ...
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.
- Boomertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
- Driftwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Falconer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Long View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long View is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Longview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Maple Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Point is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Oriental Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oriental Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental Park
- Quigley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Greenhurst 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 Greenhurst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenhurst and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greenhurst 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 285 miles [458.7 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 252 miles [405.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greenhurst) 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 Greenhurst 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 Greenhurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1188, Longitude: -79.3098 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.057 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.261 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.472 degrees. |
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