Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greer
- 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 Greer:
- 32.680685, -86.156912
- 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 Greer
- 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- Since Greer is near Coosa County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coosa County
- eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Greer ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Greer.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Greer.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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- Mason County
- This Greer is located in Mason County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Greer that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Greer.
- Monongalia County
- This Greer is located in Monongalia County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km] to the north northeast of the Greer that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Greer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greer ...
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.
- Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Cotton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Eclectic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eclectic
- Eclectic is located in Elmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eclectic <5>
- Equality
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Falkner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Floyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Kid
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Quail Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Riddle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Speed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Tarwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Greer to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Greer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greer and extending to:
- Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greer to Wetumpka, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Elmore County: www.elmoreco.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Greer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Greer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6807, Longitude: -86.1569 In this case, the coordinates for Greer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Greer 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Greer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.239 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.666 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.219 degrees. |