Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Greens Crossroad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greens Crossroad and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Greens Crossroad

• 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 Greens Crossroad:
  • 35.788957, -85.715537
  • 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 Greens Crossroad

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Greens Crossroad is near DeKalb County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Greens Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greens Crossroad ...

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.

• Campaign
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Campaign is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
• Fall City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fall City is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
• Frank Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Frank Ferry is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Ferry
• Green Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
• Jessie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jessie is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
• Joppa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Joppa is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Rock Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rock Island is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <1>
• Shady Rest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shady Rest is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Greens Crossroad and extending to:

• McMinnville, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Greens Crossroad to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,989 miles [8,029 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'