Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greens Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greens Bluff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greens Bluff
- 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 Bluff:
- 31.870165, -95.969409
- 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 Greens Bluff
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Greens Bluff is near Freestone County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Freestone County
- eBird sighting report for Henderson 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greens Bluff ...
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.
- Blackfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Red Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Red Lake is located in Freestone County
- Round House ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round House
- Round House is located in Navarro County
- Rural Shade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Shade
- Rural Shade is located in Navarro County
- Tennessee Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Colony
- Tennessee Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee Colony <2>
- Yard ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Young
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Greens Bluff 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 Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Greens Bluff and extending to:
- Palestine, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greens Bluff to Palestine, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,730 miles [12,440.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,607 miles [9,023.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Greens Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greens Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8702, Longitude: -95.9694 In this case, the coordinates for Greens Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Greens Bluff 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 319.275 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.589 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.395 degrees. |