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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Village 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 Village:
    • 39.993146, -77.608709
    • 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 Village
  • 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Since Green Village is near Cumberland County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Village

Communities Also Named Green Village ...

We found three communities that are also named Green Village.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Green Village is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Green Village is located in Frederick County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Green Village that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Green Village.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Green Village is located in Morris County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green Village that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Green Village.
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • This Green Village is located in Hawkins County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Village that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Green Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Village ...

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.

  • Cheesetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Spring is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Falling Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Falling Spring is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Mainsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mainsville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainsville
  • Mount Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Rock is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
  • Pleasant Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant View is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Red Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Bridge is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
  • Scotland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Smoketown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Smoketown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown

How Far From Green Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Green Village to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Village) 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 Village 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 Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9931, Longitude: -77.6087    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.158 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.914 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.534 degrees.