Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenpond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenpond and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenpond
- 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 Greenpond:
- 33.034840, -95.503008
- 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 Greenpond
- 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- Since Greenpond is near Wood County and also Rains County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- eBird sighting report for Rains 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 Greenpond ...
We found one communities that share the name Greenpond.
Within Texas, the name Greenpond is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Greenpond in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenpond ...
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.
- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Coke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Hopkins County
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Humble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Mahoney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Martin Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Springs
- Martin Springs is located in Hopkins County
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- 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 Wood County
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <3>
- Thermo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Weaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
How Far From Greenpond 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 Greenpond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenpond and extending to:
- Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greenpond to Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<4> 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 232 miles [373.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,654 miles [12,317.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,531 miles [8,901.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenpond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenpond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenpond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0348, Longitude: -95.5030 In this case, the coordinates for Greenpond 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Greenpond to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.113 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.548 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.052 degrees. |