Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greeley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greeley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greeley
- 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 Greeley:
- 42.585057, -91.341509
- 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 Greeley
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Greeley is near Clayton County and also Dubuque County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- eBird sighting report for Dubuque 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Greeley ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Greeley.
Within Iowa, the name Greeley is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Greeley lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Greeley that is located in Delaware County.
- California
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- This Greeley is located in Anderson County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Greeley that is located in Delaware County.
- 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
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Pennsylvania
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.
- Delaware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
- Dutchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Earlville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Earlville is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <4>
- Elkport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
- Gilt Edge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Holy Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Littleport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Strawberry Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
- Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <4>
How Far From Greeley 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 city such as Greeley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greeley and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greeley to Manchester, 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.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 135 miles [217.3 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 789 miles [1,269.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greeley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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: 42.5851, Longitude: -91.3415 In this case, the coordinates for Greeley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Greeley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.94 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.288 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.246 degrees. |