Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenbank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenbank and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenbank
- 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 Greenbank:
- 48.098318, -122.5732
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Greenbank
- 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 Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Island County
- Since Greenbank is near Jefferson County and also Snohomish County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Snohomish 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Greenbank ...
We found three communities that share the name Greenbank.
Within Washington, the name Greenbank is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenbank ...
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.
- Captains Choice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Choice
- Captains Choice is located in Island County
- Coupeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupeville
- Coupeville is located in Island County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coupeville <4>
- Freeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Freeland is located in Island County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <4>
- Harbor Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Center
- Harbor Center is located in Island County
- Indian Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- Indian Beach is located in Island County
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Keystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Keystone Ferry Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Ferry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Ferry Landing
- Keystone Ferry Landing is located in Island County
- Marrowstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowstone
- Marrowstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marrowstone <4>
- Pebble Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Pebble Beach is located in Island County
- Rockaway Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Rockaway Beach is located in Island County
- Sunlight Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunlight Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight Beach
- Sunlight Beach is located in Island County
- Sunset Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Island County
How Far From Greenbank 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 Greenbank to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenbank and extending to:
- Coupeville, which is the Seat of Island County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greenbank to Coupeville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,506 miles [12,079.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,637 miles [9,071.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenbank. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Island County: www.islandcounty.net/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Greenbank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenbank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0983, Longitude: -122.5732 |
| <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 Greenbank 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Greenbank to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.095 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.711 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.88 degrees. |