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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 Greeley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greeley 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 Greeley:
    • 37.676474, -83.752972
    • 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 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Greeley is near Estill County and also Powell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Powell 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 Greeley

Communities Also Named Greeley ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Greeley.

Within Kentucky, the name Greeley is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of thirteen communities that are located 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
      • 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].
    • British Columbia
      • This Greeley lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Greeley that is located in Lee 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 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Greeley that is located in Lee County.
      • 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 524 miles [843.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Greeley that is located in Lee County.
      • 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 620 miles [997.8 km]<2> to the west of the Greeley that is located in Lee 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].
    • 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 406 miles [653.4 km]<2> to the west of the Greeley that is located in Lee County.
      • 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 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Greeley that is located in Lee County.
      • 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 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greeley that is located in Lee County.
      • 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.

  • Booth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Booth is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
  • Crystal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crystal is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Fixer
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fixer is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fixer
  • Harris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Harris is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Hemlock Lodge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hemlock Lodge is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Lodge
  • Mountain Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain Spring is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Spring
  • Pilot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pilot is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
  • Pinnacle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinnacle is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
  • Shade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shade is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
  • Sparks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sparks is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Standing Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Standing Rock is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
  • Torrent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Torrent is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrent
  • Willow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

How Far From Greeley 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 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:

  • Beattyville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Greeley to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greeley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greeley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6765, Longitude: -83.7530       In this case, the coordinates for Greeley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.961 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.901 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.985 degrees.