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Communities Also Named Greens Corner ...

We found four communities that share the name Greens Corner.

Within Ontario, the name Greens Corner is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Greens Corner is located in Kent County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Greens Corner.
    • Maine
      • Waldo County
      • This Greens Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Greens Corner.
    • Utah
      • Cache County
      • This Greens Corner is located in Cache County and lies 1,603 miles [2,579.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Greens Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This Greens Corner is located in Culpeper County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Greens Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greens Corner ...

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.

  • Fishers Glen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gilbertville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Halfway House Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House Corner
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynn Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Valley
  • Lynnville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Nixon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Rattlesnake Harbour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Harbour
  • Silver Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Turkey Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Greens Corner 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 Greens Corner to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Greens Corner to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greens Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greens Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7968, Longitude: -80.4136    
<2>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.
<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 Greens Corner 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 309.709 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.103 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.733 degrees.









 

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