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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 Greystone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greystone 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 Greystone:
    • 34.361210, -83.871014
    • 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 Greystone
  • 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Since Greystone is near Lumpkin County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Greystone

Communities Also Named Greystone ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Greystone.

Within Georgia, the name Greystone is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Clara 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 California community of Greystone [Santa Clara County].
    • Colorado
      • Moffat County
      • This Greystone is located in Moffat County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Greystone that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moffat County community of Greystone.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Greystone is located in Litchfield County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Greystone that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Greystone.
    • Kansas
      • Wilson 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 Kansas community of Greystone [Wilson County].
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Greystone is located in Westchester County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Greystone that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Greystone.
    • North Carolina
      • Onslow County
      • This Greystone is located in Onslow County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<2> to the east of the Greystone that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Greystone.
      • Vance County
      • This Greystone is located in Vance County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km] to the east northeast of the Greystone that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vance County community of Greystone.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Greystone is located in Butler County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<2> to the north of the Greystone that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Greystone.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Greystone is located in Providence County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Greystone that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Greystone.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Greystone is located in Greene County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Greystone that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Greystone.
    • Virginia
      • Henry 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 Virginia community of Greystone [Henry County].
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Greystone is located in Monongalia County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Greystone that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Greystone.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greystone ...

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.

  • Big Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Oak is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Blueberry Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
  • Cherokee Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
  • Crown Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crown Point is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Destitute Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
  • Griffin Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
  • Happy Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Happy Valley is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Heather Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heather Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Holiday Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Lake Ranch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Ranch is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ranch
  • Lake Watch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Watch is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Looper Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Looper Lake is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Lake
    • Price
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Price is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • River Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • River Point is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
    • Riverbend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverbend is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Scoutland
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Scoutland is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoutland
    • Shady Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shady Lane is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
    • Squirrel Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Squirrel Creek is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
    • Sunset Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Wahoo Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Wahoo Forest is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Forest
    • Wahoo Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Wahoo Valley is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Valley
    • Wolfs Head
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolfs Head is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Head

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

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

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Greystone to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Greystone, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greystone) 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 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 Greystone 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 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 Greystone 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 Greystone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3612, Longitude: -83.8710       In this case, the coordinates for Greystone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.972 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.44 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.932 degrees.