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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Hill 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 Hill:
    • 41.367879, -71.594782
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Green Hill
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Green Hill ...

We found 31 communities that share the name Green Hill.

Within Rhode Island, the name Green Hill is unique.

Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 30 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Green Hill.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This Green Hill is located in Drew County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Green Hill.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Green Hill is located in Sussex County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Green Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Screven County
      • This Green Hill is located in Screven County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Screven County community of Green Hill.
      • Stewart County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Green Hill [Stewart County].
    • Indiana
      • Warren County
      • This Green Hill is located in Warren County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Green Hill.
    • Kentucky
      • Jackson County
      • This Green Hill is located in Jackson County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Green Hill.
      • Warren County
      • This Green Hill is located in Warren County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km] to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Green Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Washington County
      • This Green Hill is located in Washington County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Green Hill.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Green Hill is located in Wicomico County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Green Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Green Hill [Yazoo County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Green Hill lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford County
      • This Green Hill is located in Rutherford County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Green Hill.
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Green Hill [Washington County].
      • Watauga County
      • This Green Hill is located in Watauga County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Green Hill.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Green Hill [Columbiana County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Green Hill is located in Chester County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Green Hill.
      • Fulton County
      • This Green Hill is located in Fulton County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km] to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Green Hill.
      • York County
      • This Green Hill is located in York County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km] to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Green Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Green Hill [Berkeley County].
      • Charleston County
      • This Green Hill is located in Charleston County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Green Hill.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Green Hill is located in Chesterfield County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Green Hill.
      • Darlington County
      • This Green Hill is located in Darlington County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Green Hill.
      • Williamsburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Green Hill [Williamsburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Warren County
      • This Green Hill is located in Warren County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Green Hill.
      • Washington County
      • This Green Hill is located in Washington County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Green Hill.
      • Wilson County
      • This Green Hill is located in Wilson County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km] to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Green Hill.
    • Texas
      • Titus County
      • This Green Hill is located in Titus County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of Green Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Green Hill is located in Campbell County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Green Hill.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Green Hill is located in Roanoke County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km] to the west southwest of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Green Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Wetzel County
      • This Green Hill is located in Wetzel County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the west of the Green Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Green Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Hill ...

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.

  • Jerusalem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Jerusalem is located in Washington County
  • Peace Dale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
    • Peace Dale is located in Washington County
  • Rocky Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
    • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
  • Rodman Crossing ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman Crossing
    • Rodman Crossing is located in Washington County
  • Seaweed Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaweed Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaweed Beach
    • Seaweed Beach is located in Washington County
  • Shady Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Harbor
    • Shady Harbor is located in Washington County
  • Shelter Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Harbor
    • Shelter Harbor is located in Washington County
  • Snug Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Snug Harbor is located in Washington County
  • Tuckertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
    • Tuckertown is located in Washington County
  • Wood River Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
    • Wood River Junction is located in Washington County

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

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

  • Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Green Hill to Providence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,565 miles [8,956 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,146 miles [6,672.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3679, Longitude: -71.5948       In this case, the coordinates for Green Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Green Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hill 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.436 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.924 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.307 degrees.




 

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