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

When in Greens Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greens Run 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 Greens Run:
    • 39.465081, -82.113996
    • 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 Greens Run
  • 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 Greens Run ...

We found one communities that share the name Greens Run.

Within Ohio, the name Greens Run is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Greens Run in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Preston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Greens Run [Preston County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greens Run ...

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.

  • Bishopville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishopville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
    • Bishopville is located in Morgan County
  • Candy Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
    • Candy Town is located in Hocking County
  • Federal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
    • Federal is located in Athens County
  • Goose Run ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Run
    • Goose Run is located in Athens County
  • Jobs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jobs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
    • Jobs is located in Hocking County
  • Lewis ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Morgan County
  • Monday
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday
    • Monday is located in Hocking County
  • Redtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
    • Redtown is located in Athens County
  • Sugar Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Sugar Creek is located in Athens County
  • Trimble
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
    • Trimble is located in Athens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimble <3>
  • Truetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
    • Truetown is located in Athens County

How Far From Greens Run 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 Greens Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Greens Run and extending to:

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Greens Run to Athens, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Athens County: www.athenscountygovernment.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Greens Run 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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greens Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greens Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4651, Longitude: -82.1140    
<5>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.
<6>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 Greens Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.932 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.987 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.713 degrees.









 

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