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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green and the surrounding area.

  • 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:
    • 28.738872, -97.872501
    • 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
  • 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 ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Green.

There is one other community in Texas which is also named Green.

Beyond Texas, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Webb 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 Texas community of Green [Webb County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles 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 California community of Green [Los Angeles County].
      • Yolo County
      • This Green is located in Yolo County and lies 1,514 miles [2,436.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Green.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch 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 Green [Bulloch County].
      • Floyd County
      • This Green is located in Floyd County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Green.
    • Idaho
      • Idaho County
      • This Green is located in Idaho County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Green.
    • Kansas
      • Clay County
      • This Green is located in Clay County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<2> to the north of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Green.
    • Kentucky
      • Elliott County
      • This Green is located in Elliott County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Green.
    • Louisiana
      • Washington Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Green [Washington Parish].
      • West Carroll Parish
      • This Green is located in West Carroll Parish and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Carroll Parish community of Green.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Green is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,760 miles [2,832.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Green.
    • Michigan
      • Houghton 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 Michigan community of Green [Houghton County].
      • Montmorency County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Green [Montmorency County].
      • Ontonagon County
      • This Green is located in Ontonagon County and lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Green.
    • Mississippi
      • Leake County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Leake County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Green.
    • Montana
      • Dawson 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 Montana community of Green [Dawson County].
    • Nebraska
      • Custer County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Custer County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Green.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex 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 New Jersey community of Green [Sussex County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Green lies 2,715 miles [4,369.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland 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 North Carolina community of Green [Cleveland County].
    • Ohio
      • Delaware 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 Ohio community of Green [Delaware County].
      • Licking County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Green [Licking County].
      • Summit County
      • This Green is located in Summit County and lies 1,250 miles [2,011.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Green.
    • Oklahoma
      • Adair County
      • This Green is located in Adair County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Green.
      • Mayes County
      • This Green is located in Mayes County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the north northeast of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mayes County community of Green.
    • Ontario
      • This Green lies 1,564 miles [2,517 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This Green is located in Douglas County and lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Green that is located in Karnes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Green.
    • West Virginia
      • Green #1
      • 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 West Virginia community of Green.
    • Wyoming
      • Carbon 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 Wyoming community of Green [Carbon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green ...

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.

  • Couch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
    • Couch is located in Karnes County
  • Falls City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Helena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Karnes County
  • Mayo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Mayo is located in Karnes County
  • Mays Crossing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossing
    • Mays Crossing is located in Karnes County
  • Mineral
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Mineral is located in Bee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <5>
  • Nell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
    • Nell is located in Live Oak County
  • Oaks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Oaks is located in Bee County
  • Peggy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peggy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peggy
    • Peggy is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peggy <5>

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

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

  • Karnes City, which is the Seat of Karnes County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Green to Karnes City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,380 miles [2,220.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,964 miles [12,816.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7389, Longitude: -97.8725       In this case, the coordinates for Green 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 Green, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Green 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 320.055 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.111 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.487 degrees.









 

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