Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Green River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green River and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Green River
- 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 River:
- 38.99554, -110.159748
- 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 River
- 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 Emery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Emery County
- Since Green River is near Grand County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Grand 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 Green River ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Green River.
Within Utah, the name Green River is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Green River lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Green River that is located in Emery County.
- Illinois
- Henry County
- This Green River is located in Henry County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green River that is located in Emery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Green River.
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Green River [Muhlenberg County].
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- This Green River is located in Antrim County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green River that is located in Emery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Green River.
- Mississippi
- Tunica County
- This Green River is located in Tunica County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the east of the Green River that is located in Emery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Green River.
- New Brunswick
- This Green River lies 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green River that is located in Emery County.
- New York
- Columbia County
- This Green River is located in Columbia County and lies 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green River that is located in Emery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Green River.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Green River.
- Tennessee
- Wayne 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 Tennessee community of Green River [Wayne County].
- Vermont
- Windham County
- This Green River is located in Windham County and lies 1,958 miles [3,151.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green River that is located in Emery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Green River.
- Washington
- King County
- This Green River is located in King County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Green River that is located in Emery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Green River.
- Wyoming
- Sweetwater County
- This Green River is located in Sweetwater County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the north of the Green River that is located in Emery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Green River.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green River ...
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.
- Crescent Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Junction
- Crescent Junction is located in Grand County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crescent Junction
- From Green River to Crescent Junction
- Desert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Grassy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grassy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Grassy is located in Emery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grassy
- From Green River to Grassy
- Solitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Sphinx ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sphinx. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sphinx
- Sphinx is located in Emery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sphinx
- From Green River to Sphinx
- Valley City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Valley City is located in Grand County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Valley City
- From Green River to Valley City
- Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Woodside ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Woodside is located in Emery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woodside
- From Green River to Woodside
How Far From Green River 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 city such as Green River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green River and extending to:
- Castle Dale, which is the Seat of Emery County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Green River to Castle Dale, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 101 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,828 miles [12,597.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Emery County: www.co.emery.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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 from Point A (ie- Green River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9955, Longitude: -110.1597 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 River 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. |
| <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 River, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 River 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 330.393 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.518 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.902 degrees. |