Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenridge
- 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 Greenridge:
- 40.561216, -74.169866
- 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 Greenridge
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Greenridge is near Middlesex County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Greenridge ...
We found seven communities that share the name Greenridge.
Within New York, the name Greenridge is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Macoupin County
- This Greenridge is located in Macoupin County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the west of the Greenridge that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Greenridge.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Greenridge is located in Cecil County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenridge that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Greenridge.
- Harford 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 Maryland community of Greenridge [Harford County].
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Greenridge is located in York County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greenridge that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Greenridge.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Greenridge is located in Spartanburg County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenridge that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Greenridge.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Greenridge is located in Stafford County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenridge that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Greenridge.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenridge ...
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.
- Bulls Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulls Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Head
- Bulls Head is located in Richmond County
- Chrome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Elm Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Fresh Kills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Kills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Kills
- Fresh Kills is located in Richmond County
- Graniteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County
- Great Kills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Kills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County
- Gulfport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Heartland Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County
- Old Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Pleasant Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County
- Princes Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Bay
- Princes Bay is located in Richmond County
- Seaside
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Willowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Richmond County
How Far From Greenridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Greenridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenridge and extending to:
- Saint George, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Greenridge to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,707 miles [9,184.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,289 miles [6,902.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Greenridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5612, Longitude: -74.1699 In this case, the coordinates for Greenridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Greenridge 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> | 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. |
| <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 Greenridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.056 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.622 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.803 degrees. |