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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Point and the surrounding area.
- 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 Point:
- 40.477821, -76.561373
- 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 Point
- 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Since Green Point is near Schuylkill County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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 Point
Communities Also Named Green Point ...
We found two communities that are also named Green Point.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Green Point is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Franklin County
- This Green Point is located in Franklin County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Point that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Green Point.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Point ...
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.
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gold Mine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Harper Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harper Tavern is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Tavern
- Indiantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indiantown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Jonestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lickdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ararat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ararat is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
- Murray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Outwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Outwood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outwood
- Tower City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Grove Park is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove Park
- Union Water Works
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Water Works is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Water Works
How Far From Green Point 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 Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Point and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Point to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,811 miles [9,351.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,397 miles [7,076.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Green Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Green Point 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 Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4778, Longitude: -76.5614 In this case, the coordinates for Green Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.492 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.234 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.881 degrees. |
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