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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 Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Bay 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 Bay:
    • 33.220168, -79.622292
    • 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 Bay
  • 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 Bay ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Green Bay.

There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Green Bay.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, ten are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Georgetown County
      • This Green Bay is located in Georgetown County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Green Bay that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Green Bay.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Covington County
      • This Green Bay is located in Covington County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Bay that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Green Bay.
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This Green Bay is located in Polk County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Green Bay that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Green Bay.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Green Bay is located in Cook County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Green Bay that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Green Bay.
    • Iowa
      • Clarke 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 Iowa community of Green Bay [Clarke County].
      • Lee County
      • This community is historic and although located in Lee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Green Bay.
    • Manitoba
      • This Green Bay lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Green Bay that is located in Berkeley County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Green Bay lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green Bay that is located in Berkeley County.
    • Ontario
      • This Green Bay lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the north of the Green Bay that is located in Berkeley County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Green Bay lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green Bay that is located in Berkeley County.
    • Vermont
      • Caledonia County
      • This Green Bay is located in Caledonia County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Green Bay that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caledonia County community of Green Bay.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Green Bay is located in Hanover County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Green Bay that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Green Bay.
      • Prince Edward County
      • This Green Bay is located in Prince Edward County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the north northeast of the Green Bay that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward County community of Green Bay.
    • Wisconsin
      • Brown County
      • This Green Bay is located in Brown County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Green Bay that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Green Bay.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Bay ...

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.

  • Farewell Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farewell Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewell Corner
    • Farewell Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Halfway Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Creek
    • Halfway Creek is located in Berkeley County
  • Honey Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
    • Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
    • Newland is located in Berkeley County
  • Oak Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Corner
    • Oak Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Pitch Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitch Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitch Landing
    • Pitch Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Pleasant Hill Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Landing
    • Pleasant Hill Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Price Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Landing
    • Price Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Tiger Corner ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiger Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Corner
    • Tiger Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Turkey Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pond
    • Turkey Pond is located in Berkeley County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Green Bay once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Bay and extending to:

  • Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Green Bay to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 417 miles [671.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Green Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2202, Longitude: -79.6223       In this case, the coordinates for Green Bay 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 Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bay 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 309.522 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.46 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.633 degrees.









 

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