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36.842371, -76.402723
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We found 79 communities that share the name Green Acres.
There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Green Acres.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 76 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 76 communities, 76 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Fairfax City
This Green Acres is located in Fairfax City and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax City community of Green Acres.
Frederick County
This Green Acres is located in Frederick County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Green Acres.
Pittsylvania County
This Green Acres is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Green Acres.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Choctaw County
This Green Acres is located in Choctaw County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Green Acres.
Coffee County
This Green Acres is located in Coffee County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Green Acres.
Houston County
This Green Acres is located in Houston County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Green Acres.
Jefferson County
This Green Acres is located in Jefferson County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Green Acres.
Madison County
This Green Acres is located in Madison County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Green Acres.
Montgomery County
This Green Acres is located in Montgomery County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Green Acres.
Alaska
This Green Acres lies 3,490 miles [5,616.6 km]<1> to the northwest.
Arkansas
Benton County
This Green Acres is located in Benton County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Green Acres.
Hempstead County
This Green Acres is located in Hempstead County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Green Acres.
California
Riverside County
This Green Acres is located in Riverside County and lies 2,285 miles [3,677.4 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Green Acres.
Santa Clara County
This Green Acres is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,492 miles [4,010.5 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Green Acres.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Green Acres is located in New Castle County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Green Acres.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Green Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Green Acres.
Georgia
Catoosa County
This Green Acres is located in Catoosa County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Green Acres.
Chatham County
This Green Acres is located in Chatham County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Green Acres.
Clarke County
This Green Acres is located in Clarke County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Green Acres.
Clayton County
This Green Acres is located in Clayton County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Green Acres.
Dougherty County
This Green Acres is located in Dougherty County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Green Acres.
Illinois
Sangamon County
This Green Acres is located in Sangamon County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Green Acres.
Indiana
Lake County
This Green Acres is located in Lake County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Green Acres.
Iowa
Scott County
This Green Acres is located in Scott County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Green Acres.
Kentucky
Boyle County
This Green Acres is located in Boyle County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyle County community of Green Acres.
Louisiana
Bossier Parish
This Green Acres is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Green Acres.
Concordia Parish
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 Louisiana community of Green Acres [Concordia Parish].
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Green Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Green Acres.
Saint Charles Parish
This Green Acres is located in Saint Charles Parish and lies 942 miles [1,516 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles Parish community of Green Acres.
Maryland
Carroll County
This Green Acres is located in Carroll County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Green Acres.
Harford County
This Green Acres is located in Harford County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Green Acres.
Montgomery County
This Green Acres is located in Montgomery County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Green Acres.
Prince George's County
This Green Acres is located in Prince George's County and lies 128 miles [206 km] to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Green Acres.
Saint Mary's County
This Green Acres is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Green Acres.
Wicomico County
This Green Acres is located in Wicomico County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Green Acres.
Mississippi
Hinds County
This Green Acres is located in Hinds County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Green Acres.
Lee County
This Green Acres is located in Lee County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Green Acres.
Monroe County
This Green Acres is located in Monroe County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Green Acres.
Oktibbeha County
This Green Acres is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Green Acres.
Montana
Lincoln County
This Green Acres is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Green Acres.
New Jersey
Mercer 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 New Jersey community of Green Acres [Mercer County].
New York
Erie 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 New York community of Green Acres [Erie County].
Nassau County
This Green Acres is located in Nassau County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Green Acres.
Oneida County
This Green Acres is located in Oneida County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Green Acres.
North Carolina
Alamance County
This Green Acres is located in Alamance County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Green Acres.
Henderson County
This Green Acres is located in Henderson County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Green Acres.
Iredell County
This Green Acres is located in Iredell County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Green Acres.
Rockingham County
This Green Acres is located in Rockingham County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Green Acres.
Wake County
This Green Acres is located in Wake County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Green Acres.
Nova Scotia
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 Nova Scotia community of Green Acres.
Ohio
Auglaize County
This Green Acres is located in Auglaize County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Green Acres.
Butler County
This Green Acres is located in Butler County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Green Acres.
Gallia County
This Green Acres is located in Gallia County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Green Acres.
Jefferson County
This Green Acres is located in Jefferson County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Green Acres.
Pike County
This Green Acres is located in Pike County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Green Acres.
Ontario
This Green Acres lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the north.
Oregon
Coos County
This Green Acres is located in Coos County and lies 2,530 miles [4,071.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Green Acres.
Douglas County
This Green Acres is located in Douglas County and lies 2,506 miles [4,033 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Green Acres.
Pennsylvania
Armstrong County
This Green Acres is located in Armstrong County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Green Acres.
York County
This Green Acres is located in York County and lies 215 miles [346 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Green Acres.
Saskatchewan
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
South Carolina
Anderson County
This Green Acres is located in Anderson County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Green Acres.
Charleston County
This Green Acres is located in Charleston County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Green Acres.
Richland County
This Green Acres is located in Richland County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Green Acres.
Sumter County
This Green Acres is located in Sumter County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Green Acres.
Tennessee
Giles County
This Green Acres is located in Giles County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Green Acres.
Greene County
This Green Acres is located in Greene County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Green Acres.
Hamblen County
This Green Acres is located in Hamblen County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Green Acres.
Hamilton County
This Green Acres is located in Hamilton County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Green Acres.
Knox 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 Tennessee community of Green Acres [Knox County].
Montgomery County
This Green Acres is located in Montgomery County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Green Acres.
Putnam County
This Green Acres is located in Putnam County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Green Acres.
Roane County
This Green Acres is located in Roane County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Green Acres.
Rutherford County
This Green Acres is located in Rutherford County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Green Acres.
Sullivan County
This Green Acres is located in Sullivan County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Green Acres.
Texas
El Paso County
This Green Acres is located in El Paso County and lies 1,747 miles [2,811.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Green Acres.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Green Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Green Acres.
Vermont
Rutland County
This Green Acres is located in Rutland County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Green Acres.
West Virginia
Roane County
This Green Acres is located in Roane County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Green Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Acres ...
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.
Bruce (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Acres and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Green Acres to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 146 miles [235 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8424, Longitude: -76.4027 In this case, the coordinates for Green Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Acres 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 . 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>
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.
<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 Green Acres 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 307.64 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.841 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.233 degrees.