Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greendale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greendale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greendale
- 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 Greendale:
- 38.295660, -81.153442
- 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 Greendale
- 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 Nicholas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Since Greendale is near Clay County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Greendale ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Greendale.
Within West Virginia, the name Greendale is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Greendale lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greendale that is located in Nicholas County.
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Allen County
- This Greendale is located in Allen County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greendale that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Greendale.
- Dearborn County
- This Greendale is located in Dearborn County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the west northwest of the Greendale that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Greendale.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Greendale lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greendale that is located in Nicholas County.
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Greendale is located in Armstrong County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Greendale that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Greendale.
- Franklin County
- This Greendale is located in Franklin County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east northeast of the Greendale that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Greendale.
- McKean County
- This Greendale is located in McKean County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the north northeast of the Greendale that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Greendale.
- Quebec
- This Greendale lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Greendale that is located in Nicholas County.
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Henrico County
- This Greendale is located in Henrico County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Greendale that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Greendale.
- Washington County
- This Greendale is located in Washington County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south southwest of the Greendale that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greendale.
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greendale ...
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.
- Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Independence
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Clay County
- Jodie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Lyonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Lyonsville is located in Nicholas County
- Peters Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Junction
- Peters Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Pond Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Pond Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Spangler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Swiss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Greendale 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 Greendale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greendale and extending to:
- Summersville, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Greendale to Summersville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greendale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greendale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2957, Longitude: -81.1534 In this case, the coordinates for Greendale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Greendale 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 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 Greendale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.175 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.675 degrees. |