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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:
- 34.00854, -109.4584
- 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
- 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.
Within Arizona, the name Greer is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Elmore County
- This Greer is located in Elmore County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the east of the Greer that is located in Apache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Greer.
- Etowah County
- This community is historic<2> 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].
- 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 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Greer that is located in Apache 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 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greer that is located in Apache 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 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greer that is located in Apache 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 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greer that is located in Apache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Greer.
- Oklahoma
- Greer #
- 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 1,546 miles [2,488 km]<1> to the east of the Greer that is located in Apache 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 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greer that is located in Apache 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 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km] to the east northeast of the Greer that is located in Apache 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.
- Alpine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boneyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boneyard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyard
- Boneyard is located in Apache County
- Eagar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spot
- Green Spot is located in Apache County
- Richville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Richville is located in Apache County
- Rosebud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rosebud is located in Apache County
- Springerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sprucedale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sprucedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucedale
- Sprucedale is located in Greenlee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sprucedale
- From Greer to Sprucedale
- Three Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Apache County
How Far From Greer 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 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:
- Saint Johns, which is the Seat of Apache County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Greer to Saint Johns, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,101 miles [13,037.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 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: 34.0085, Longitude: -109.4584 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.212 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.64 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.765 degrees. |
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