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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 Greenlee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenlee and the surrounding area.
- 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 Greenlee:
- 37.614579, -79.499481
- 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 Greenlee
- 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 Rockbridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockbridge County
- Since Greenlee is near Amherst County and also Botetourt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt 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 Greenlee
Communities Also Named Greenlee ...
We found two communities that are also named Greenlee.
Within Virginia, the name Greenlee is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Greenlee.
- North Carolina
- McDowell County
- This Greenlee is located in McDowell County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Greenlee that is located in Rockbridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Greenlee.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenlee ...
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.
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Balcony Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcony Falls
- Buffalo Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Bend is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bend
- Buffalo Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Fancy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Fork Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Mountain is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Mountain
- Glasgow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harvey is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Natural Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Natural Bridge Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Red Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Rocky Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Solitude
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
How Far From Greenlee to ...
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 Greenlee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenlee and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Greenlee to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Greenlee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Greenlee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Greenlee 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 Greenlee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6146, Longitude: -79.4995 In this case, the coordinates for Greenlee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.402 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.967 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.205 degrees. |
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