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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 Greenwich, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwich 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 Greenwich:
    • 41.030947, -82.516529
    • 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 Greenwich
  • 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 Huron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Huron County
    • Since Greenwich is near Ashland County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Greenwich

Communities Also Named Greenwich ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Greenwich.

Within Ohio, the name Greenwich is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kern 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 California community of Greenwich [Kern County].
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Greenwich is located in Fairfield County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the east of the Greenwich that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Greenwich.
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This Greenwich is located in Kankakee County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<2> to the west of the Greenwich that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Greenwich.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<2> to the west of the Greenwich that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Greenwich.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Greenwich is located in Hampshire County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greenwich that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Greenwich.
      • 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 [Worcester County].
    • New Jersey
      • Cumberland County
      • This Greenwich is located in Cumberland County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Greenwich that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Greenwich.
    • New York
      • Washington County
      • This Greenwich is located in Washington County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greenwich that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greenwich.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Greenwich lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greenwich that is located in Huron County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Greenwich is located in Cambria County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<2> to the east of the Greenwich that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Greenwich.
      • Philadelphia 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 Pennsylvania community of Greenwich [Philadelphia County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Greenwich lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greenwich that is located in Huron County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent 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 Rhode Island community of Greenwich [Kent County].
    • Utah
      • Piute County
      • This Greenwich is located in Piute County and lies 1,564 miles [2,517 km]<2> to the west of the Greenwich that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piute County community of Greenwich.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Greenwich is located in Prince William County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Greenwich that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Greenwich.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Greenwich is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the southeast of the Greenwich that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Greenwich.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwich ...

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.

How Far From Greenwich 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 village such as Greenwich to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Norwalk, which is the Seat of Huron County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greenwich to Norwalk, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 325 miles [523 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,630 miles [7,451.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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>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- Greenwich) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Greenwich to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0309, Longitude: -82.5165    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.136 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.452 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.373 degrees.