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Communities Also Named Greeley ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Greeley.

Within British Columbia, the name Greeley is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Greeley [Tuscaloosa County].
    • California
      • Kern County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Greeley [Kern County].
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Greeley is located in Weld County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Greeley.
    • Iowa
      • Delaware County
      • This Greeley is located in Delaware County and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Greeley.
    • Kansas
      • Anderson County
      • This Greeley is located in Anderson County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Greeley.
      • Greeley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Greeley [Greeley County].
      • Sedgwick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Greeley [Sedgwick County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lee County
      • This Greeley is located in Lee County and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Greeley.
    • Michigan
      • Alpena County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Greeley [Alpena County].
    • Minnesota
      • Carlton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Greeley [Carlton County].
    • Missouri
      • Reynolds County
      • This Greeley is located in Reynolds County and lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Greeley.
    • Nebraska
      • Greeley County
      • This Greeley is located in Greeley County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greeley County community of Greeley.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pike County
      • This Greeley is located in Pike County and lies 2,128 miles [3,424.7 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Greeley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greeley ...

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.

  • Arrowhead ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Big Eddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
  • Downie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downie
  • Flat Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Galena Bay
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Bay
  • Greenslide
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenslide came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenslide
  • Shelter Bay
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
  • Three Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Valley
  • Twin Butte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Butte came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Butte

How Far From Greeley 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 Greeley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greeley and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Greeley to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,357 miles [8,621.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Greeley 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 . 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Greeley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greeley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.0167, Longitude: -118.0833    
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Greeley 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 337.504 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.751 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.608 degrees.




 

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