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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 Greer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greer 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Greer
Communities Also Named Greer ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Greer.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Greer.
Beyond Alabama, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Etowah County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Greer [Etowah County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Greer is located in Apache County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<2> to the west of the Greer that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Greer.
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Greer [Jefferson County].
- Idaho
- Clearwater County
- This Greer is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Greer that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Greer.
- Illinois
- Iroquois County
- This Greer is located in Iroquois County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<2> to the north of the Greer that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iroquois County community of Greer.
- Mississippi
- Leake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Greer [Leake County].
- Missouri
- Oregon County
- This Greer is located in Oregon County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Greer that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Greer.
- Ohio
- Knox County
- This Greer is located in Knox County and lies 584 miles [939.9 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 Knox County community of Greer.
- Oklahoma
- Greer #1
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Greer.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greer [Butler County].
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Greer is located in Greenville County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<2> to the northeast of the Greer that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Greer.
- Texas
- McLennan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Greer [McLennan County].
- West Virginia
- 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)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Cotton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cotton is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
- Eclectic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Equality
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Falkner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Falkner is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner
- Floyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Kid
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kid is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kid
- Quail Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riddle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riddle is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Speed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Speed is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Tarwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tarwater is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarwater
How Far From Greer 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 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<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.
- 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 '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- Greer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 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> | 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 Greer 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 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). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.239 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.666 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.219 degrees. |
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