Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenwich Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwich Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenwich Village
- 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 Greenwich Village:
- 40.733671, -74.002810
- 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 Greenwich Village
- 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 New York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New York County
- Since Greenwich Village is near Hudson County and also Kings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hudson County
- eBird sighting report for Kings 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 Greenwich Village ...
We found five communities that share the name Greenwich Village.
Within New York, the name Greenwich Village is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Ventura County
- This Greenwich Village is located in Ventura County and lies 2,472 miles [3,978.3 km]<1> to the west of the Greenwich Village that is located in New York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Greenwich Village.
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Greenwich Village [Calcasieu Parish].
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire 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 Massachusetts community of Greenwich Village [Hampshire County].
- Worcester County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Greenwich Village [Worcester County].
- Ohio
- Montgomery 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 Ohio community of Greenwich Village [Montgomery County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwich Village ...
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.
- Blissville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
- Blissville is located in Queens County
- Chinatown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Cobble Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill
- Cobble Hill is located in Kings County
- Fort Greene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Greene
- Fort Greene is located in Kings County
- Greenpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
- Hell's Kitchen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County
- Knickerbocker Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County
- Little Italy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Italy is located in New York County
- Long Island City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island City
- Long Island City is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Island City <5>
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Peter Cooper Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
- Red Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
- Red Hook is located in Kings County
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- Rhinelander Gardens ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhinelander Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander Gardens
- Rhinelander Gardens is located in New York County
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Union City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- University Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- University Village is located in New York County
- Vinegar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Vinegar Hill is located in Kings County
- Rhinelander Gardens ‑ Historic
How Far From Greenwich Village 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 Greenwich Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwich Village and extending to:
- New York, which is the Seat of New York County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Greenwich Village to Albany, with an average speed<6>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,275 miles [6,879.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwich Village. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwich Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwich Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7337, Longitude: -74.0028 |
| <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 Greenwich Village 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Greenwich Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Greenwich Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.939 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.517 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.653 degrees. |