RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of South Dakota >> McPherson County >> Greenway >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
South Dakota


The Commemorative Quarter for South Dakota







Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Greenway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenway 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 Greenway:
    • 45.909704, -99.710952
    • 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 Greenway
  • 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 Greenway ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Greenway.

Within South Dakota, the name Greenway is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa 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 Arizona community of Greenway [Maricopa County].
    • Arkansas
      • Clay County
      • This Greenway is located in Clay County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Greenway that is located in McPherson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Greenway.
    • Georgia
      • Emanuel 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 Georgia community of Greenway [Emanuel County].
      • Fulton County
      • This Greenway is located in Fulton County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Greenway that is located in McPherson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Greenway.
      • Hall County
      • This Greenway is located in Hall County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km] to the southeast of the Greenway that is located in McPherson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Greenway.
      • Polk County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Greenway [Polk County].
    • Manitoba
      • This Greenway lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the north of the Greenway that is located in McPherson County.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Greenway is located in Oneida County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<2> to the east of the Greenway that is located in McPherson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Greenway.
    • Ontario
      • This Greenway lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<2> to the east of the Greenway that is located in McPherson County.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Greenway is located in Knox County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Greenway that is located in McPherson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Greenway.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • Although located in Bexar County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Greenway.
    • Virginia
      • Charles City County
      • This Greenway is located in Charles City County and lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Greenway that is located in McPherson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Greenway.
      • Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Greenway [Fairfax County].
      • Hanover County
      • This Greenway is located in Hanover County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km] to the east southeast of the Greenway that is located in McPherson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Greenway.
      • Nelson County
      • This Greenway is located in Nelson County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km] to the east southeast of the Greenway that is located in McPherson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Greenway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenway ...

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.

  • Eureka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
    • Hillsview is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Hull
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Hull is located in Emmons County (ND)
  • Java
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
    • Java is located in Walworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Java <4>
  • Long Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Long Lake is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Mound City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Mound City is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <4>
  • Pollock
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
    • Pollock is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <4>

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

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

  • Leola, which is the Seat of McPherson County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greenway to Leola, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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.
  • Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 110 miles [177 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/

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 Greenway 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9097, Longitude: -99.7110       In this case, the coordinates for Greenway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Greenway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Greenway to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.976 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.623 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.032 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024