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Communities Also Named Greenboro ...

We found two communities that share the name Greenboro.

Within Ontario, the name Greenboro is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Craighead 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 Arkansas community of Greenboro [Craighead County].
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Greenboro is located in Oswego County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Greenboro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenboro ...

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.

  • Blossom Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Park
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elizabeth Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
  • Federal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
  • Heron Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Heron Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Park
  • Hogs Back
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogs Back came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogs Back
  • Hunt Club
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Club came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
  • Hunt Club Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Club Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club Park
  • Playfair Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playfair Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfair Park
  • Riverside Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
  • Riverview Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park

How Far From Greenboro to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Greenboro to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the northwest (NW).
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km]<2> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,176 miles [6,720.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 Greenboro 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 . 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greenboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3639, Longitude: -75.6353    
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>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 Greenboro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.395 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.787 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.26 degrees.




 

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