Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenwood Estates
- 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 Greenwood Estates:
- 35.045641, -86.568328
- 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 Greenwood Estates
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Greenwood Estates is near Madison County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Moore 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Greenwood Estates ...
We found three communities that share the name Greenwood Estates.
Within Tennessee, the name Greenwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Greenwood Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Greenwood Estates that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Greenwood Estates.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Greenwood Estates is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenwood Estates that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Greenwood Estates.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Greenwood Estates is located in Florence County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east of the Greenwood Estates that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Greenwood Estates.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood Estates ...
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.
- Highland Rim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Rim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Rim
- Highland Rim is located in Lincoln County
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Marys Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marys Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Grove
- Marys Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Park City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Lincoln County
- Three Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Lincoln County
How Far From Greenwood Estates 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 Greenwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwood Estates and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Greenwood Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwood Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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- Greenwood Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0456, Longitude: -86.5683 In this case, the coordinates for Greenwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Greenwood Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.617 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.431 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.862 degrees. |