Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gregory, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gregory and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gregory
- 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 Gregory:
- 36.829519, -84.701886
- 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 Gregory
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Gregory is near McCreary County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McCreary County
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Gregory ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Gregory.
Within Kentucky, the name Gregory is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Gregory is located in Marshall County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Gregory that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Gregory.
- Pickens County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Pickens County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Gregory.
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cherokee County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Gregory.
- Jewell County
- This community is historic and although located in Jewell County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jewell County community of Gregory.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Gregory lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gregory that is located in Wayne County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Gregory County
- This Gregory is located in Gregory County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gregory that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregory County community of Gregory.
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Gregory [Lawrence County].
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gregory ...
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.
- Barrier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Betsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Delta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Griffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Keno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Kidder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Kidds Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kidds Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Crossing
- Kidds Crossing is located in Wayne County
- Oil Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Valley
- Oil Valley is located in Wayne County
- Rockybranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockybranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockybranch
- Rockybranch is located in Wayne County
How Far From Gregory 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 Gregory to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gregory and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Gregory to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 441 miles [709.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gregory. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gregory) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gregory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8295, Longitude: -84.7019 In this case, the coordinates for Gregory have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Gregory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Gregory 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> | 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. |
| <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 Gregory 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 312.534 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.436 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.629 degrees. |