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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 Greens Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greens Corner 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 Greens Corner:
- 38.470682, -77.942218
- 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 Greens Corner
- 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
- Since Greens Corner is near Orange County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Greens Corner
Communities Also Named Greens Corner ...
We found four communities that are also named Greens Corner.
Within Virginia, the name Greens Corner is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Greens Corner is located in Kent County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greens Corner that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Greens Corner.
- Maine
- Waldo County
- This Greens Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greens Corner that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Greens Corner.
- Ontario
- This Greens Corner lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Greens Corner that is located in Culpeper County.
- Utah
- Cache County
- This Greens Corner is located in Cache County and lies 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greens Corner that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Greens Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greens Corner ...
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.
- Braggs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Braggs Corner is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs Corner
- Brandy Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarbrook is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Elkwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendship Heights is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Kellys Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lakota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakota is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Meadows of Culpeper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows of Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Culpeper
- Norman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Raccoon Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
- Surprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- True Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
How Far From Greens Corner 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 Greens Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greens Corner and extending to:
- Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Greens Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Greens Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Greens Corner 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 Greens Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4707, Longitude: -77.9422 In this case, the coordinates for Greens Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.448 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.009 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.254 degrees. |
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