Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Green Camp.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Green Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Camp and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Green Camp

• 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 Green Camp:
  • 40.531981, -83.207648<1>
  • 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 Green Camp

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Green Camp is near Union County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Green Camp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Camp ...

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.

• Carpenters Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Carpenters Corners is also located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corners
• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is also located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Hords ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hords was located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hords
• Longville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Longville was located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
• Lynn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn is also located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Marion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion is also located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
• Meeker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meeker is also located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
• Prospect
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Prospect is also located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <2>
• Richwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Richwood is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <2>
• Robertsburg ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Robertsburg was located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
• Waldo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Waldo is also located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <2>

How Far From Green Camp 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 included the distance from a village such as Green Camp to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Green Camp and extending to:

• Marion, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Green Camp to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>