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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 Greenfield Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenfield Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Greenfield Village:
    • 39.203669, -84.524666
    • 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 Greenfield Village
  • 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 Greenfield Village ...

We found two communities that share the name Greenfield Village.

Within Ohio, the name Greenfield Village is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Greenfield Village is located in Harris County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenfield Village that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Greenfield Village.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Greenfield Village is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenfield Village that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Greenfield Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenfield 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.

  • Carthage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Carthage is located in Hamilton County
  • Hartwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Hartwell is located in Hamilton County
  • Ivorydale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivorydale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale
    • Ivorydale is located in Hamilton County
  • Ivorydale Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivorydale Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale Junction
    • Ivorydale Junction is located in Hamilton County
  • Lynnview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnview
    • Lynnview is located in Hamilton County
  • Mount Healthy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Roselawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roselawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
    • Roselawn is located in Hamilton County
  • Spring Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Spring Meadows is located in Hamilton County
  • Wyoming
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyoming Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Meadows
    • Wyoming Meadows is located in Hamilton County

How Far From Greenfield 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 Greenfield Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenfield Village and extending to:

  • Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Greenfield Village to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenfield Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamilton-co.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenfield Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenfield Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2037, Longitude: -84.5247       In this case, the coordinates for Greenfield Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Greenfield Village 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 312.44 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.669 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.879 degrees.









 

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