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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 Greyfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greyfield and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Greyfield:
    • 30.778292, -81.466205
    • 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 Greyfield
  • 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Since Greyfield is near Nassau County and also Duval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval 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 Greyfield

Communities Also Named Greyfield ...

We found one communities that are also named Greyfield.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Greyfield.

Beyond Georgia.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Cobb County
      • This Greyfield is located in Cobb County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greyfield that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Greyfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greyfield ...

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.

  • Admirals Walk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Admirals Walk is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admirals Walk
  • Cabin Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cabin Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Bluff
  • Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Elliotts Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliotts Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Bluff
  • Elliotts Plantation
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliotts Plantation is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Plantation
  • Foxwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxwood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Harbor Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Harbor Pines is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pines
  • Lands End
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lands End is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
  • Mission Trace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mission Trace is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Trace
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Plantation Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Plantation Oaks is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Oaks
    • Quail Hollow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • River Cove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • River Cove is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Cove
    • Riverview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Riverview is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Scotchville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Scotchville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
    • Shadowland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Shadowland is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowland

How Far From Greyfield 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 Greyfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greyfield to Woodbine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 614 miles [988.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Greyfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Greyfield 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 Greyfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7783, Longitude: -81.4662       In this case, the coordinates for Greyfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.47 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.203 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.931 degrees.