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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Greendale:
    • 37.614034, -77.496651
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Greendale
  • 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 Henrico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
    • Since Greendale is near Richmond City and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Greendale

Communities Also Named Greendale ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Greendale.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Greendale.

Beyond Virginia, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Washington County
      • This Greendale is located in Washington County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greendale.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Greendale lies 2,334 miles [3,756.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
    • California
      • Yolo County
      • This Greendale is located in Yolo County and lies 2,376 miles [3,823.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Greendale.
    • Illinois
      • Winnebago County
      • This Greendale is located in Winnebago County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Greendale.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Greendale is located in Allen County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Greendale.
      • Dearborn County
      • This Greendale is located in Dearborn County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km] to the west northwest of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Greendale.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Greendale is located in Fayette County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the west of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Greendale.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Greendale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Greendale.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Greendale is located in Worcester County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Greendale.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Greendale is located in Saint Louis County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the west of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Greendale.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Greendale lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Greendale is located in Columbia County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Greendale.
    • Ohio
      • Hocking County
      • This Greendale is located in Hocking County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Greendale.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Greendale is located in Armstrong County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Greendale.
      • Franklin County
      • This Greendale is located in Franklin County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the north of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Greendale.
      • McKean County
      • This Greendale is located in McKean County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the north northwest of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Greendale.
    • Quebec
      • This Greendale lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Greendale is located in Harris County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Greendale.
    • Utah
      • Daggett 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 Utah community of Greendale [Daggett County].
    • Washington
      • Pierce 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 Washington community of Greendale [Pierce County].
    • West Virginia
      • Nicholas County
      • This Greendale is located in Nicholas County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Greendale.
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee County
      • This Greendale is located in Milwaukee County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greendale that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milwaukee County community of Greendale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greendale ...

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.

  • Cherokee Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Chickahominy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chickahominy is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy
  • Cloverland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cloverland is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • English Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • English Hills is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
  • Glen Allen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Laurel Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Park is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Longdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Longdale is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Quail Walk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
  • Randolph Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Randolph Ridge is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Ridge
  • Sweet Briar Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sweet Briar Park is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Park
  • Yellow Tavern
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellow Tavern is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Tavern
  • Ziontown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ziontown is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Greendale to White House, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Greendale 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>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 Greendale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6140, Longitude: -77.4967       In this case, the coordinates for Greendale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.23 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.63 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.385 degrees.