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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 Greenlees Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenlees Ferry 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 Greenlees Ferry:
- 37.615968, -79.498648
- 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 Greenlees Ferry
- 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 Greenlees Ferry 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 Greenlees Ferry
Communities Also Named Greenlees Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Greenlees Ferry.
Within Virginia, the name Greenlees Ferry is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Greenlees Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Sumter County
- Although located in Sumter County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Greenlees Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenlees Ferry ...
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
- 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 west)
- 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 Greenlees Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Greenlees Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Greenlees Ferry 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 Greenlees Ferry to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,639 miles [7,465.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Greenlees Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Greenlees Ferry 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 Greenlees Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6160, Longitude: -79.4986 In this case, the coordinates for Greenlees Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.402 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.966 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.204 degrees. |
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