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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 Green Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Hills 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 Green Hills:
    • 40.113683, -80.299785
    • 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 Green Hills
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Green Hills is near Greene County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Green Hills

Communities Also Named Green Hills ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Green Hills.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Green Hills.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Delaware 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 Green Hills [Delaware County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Limestone County
      • This Green Hills is located in Limestone County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Green Hills.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km] to the southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Green Hills.
    • Florida
      • Bay 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 Florida community of Green Hills [Bay County].
      • Miami-Dade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Green Hills [Miami-Dade County].
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Green Hills is located in Hall County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Green Hills.
      • Walker County
      • This Green Hills is located in Walker County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km] to the southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Green Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Green Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Green Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Green Hills.
      • Frederick County
      • This Green Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 169 miles [272 km] to the east southeast of the Green Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Green Hills.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Green Hills is located in Chautauqua County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Green Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Greene 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 Ohio community of Green Hills [Greene County].
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Green Hills is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,155 miles [3,468.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Green Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Green Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Green Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Green Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Green Hills is located in Davidson County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Green Hills.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Green Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km] to the southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Green Hills.
      • Maury 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 Tennessee community of Green Hills [Maury County].
      • Putnam County
      • This Green Hills is located in Putnam County and lies 389 miles [626 km] to the southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Green Hills.
      • Tipton County
      • This Green Hills is located in Tipton County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km] to the west southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Green Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Hills ...

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.

  • Claysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Enterprise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Gabby Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gabby Heights is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabby Heights
  • Gale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
  • Laboratory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Laboratory is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
  • Lincoln Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hill
  • Log Pile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Log Pile is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Pile
  • Long Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Long Pine is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Plumbsock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Plumbsock is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbsock
    • Point Lookout
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Point Lookout is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
    • Prosperity
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Prosperity is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
    • Rural Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rural Valley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
    • Sugar Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sugar Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill

How Far From Green Hills 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 Green Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Green Hills to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Green Hills 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Green Hills 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 Green Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1137, Longitude: -80.2998       In this case, the coordinates for Green Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.79 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.784 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.679 degrees.