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we pass this GPS location for Greenwich:
36.841815, -76.186604
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Waymarking ...
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We found sixteen communities that are also named Greenwich.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Greenwich.
Beyond Virginia, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Prince William County
This Greenwich is located in Prince William County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Greenwich.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Kern 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 California community of Greenwich [Kern County].
Connecticut
Fairfield County
This Greenwich is located in Fairfield County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Greenwich.
Illinois
Kankakee County
This Greenwich is located in Kankakee County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Greenwich.
Kansas
Sedgwick County
This Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Greenwich.
Massachusetts
Hampshire County
This Greenwich is located in Hampshire County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Greenwich.
Worcester County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Greenwich [Worcester County].
New Jersey
Cumberland County
This Greenwich is located in Cumberland County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Greenwich.
New York
Washington County
This Greenwich is located in Washington County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greenwich.
Nova Scotia
This Greenwich lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the northeast.
Ohio
Huron County
This Greenwich is located in Huron County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Greenwich.
Pennsylvania
Cambria County
This Greenwich is located in Cambria County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Greenwich.
Philadelphia 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 Pennsylvania community of Greenwich [Philadelphia County].
Prince Edward Island
This Greenwich lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the northeast.
Rhode Island
Kent 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 Rhode Island community of Greenwich [Kent County].
Utah
Piute County
This Greenwich is located in Piute County and lies 1,944 miles [3,128.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piute County community of Greenwich.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwich ...
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.
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 Greenwich to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwich and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Greenwich 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 149 miles [239.8 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 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwich) 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 Greenwich 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>
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 Greenwich, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Greenwich 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 Greenwich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8418, Longitude: -76.1866 In this case, the coordinates for Greenwich have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.518 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.701 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.149 degrees.