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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 Gregoryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gregoryville 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 Gregoryville:
    • 38.327025, -83.021282
    • 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 Gregoryville
  • 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
    • Since Gregoryville is near Greenup County and also Elliott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elliott 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 Gregoryville

Communities Also Named Gregoryville ...

We found one communities that are also named Gregoryville.

Within Kentucky, the name Gregoryville is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Gregoryville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Houghton County
      • This Gregoryville is located in Houghton County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gregoryville that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Gregoryville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gregoryville ...

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.

  • Carter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Carter is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Charlotte Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Charlotte Furnace is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Furnace
  • Cold Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cold Springs is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Counts Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
  • Hopewell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell is located in Greenup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Iron Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Iron Hill is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Johns Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Johns Run is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Run
  • Leon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leon is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Mount Savage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Savage is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
  • Mountain Top
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Top is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
  • Reedville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Reedville is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Straight Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Straight Creek is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
  • Wolf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf

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

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

  • Grayson, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the East.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Gregoryville to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 325 miles [523 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Gregoryville) 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 Gregoryville 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 Gregoryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3270, Longitude: -83.0213       In this case, the coordinates for Gregoryville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.51 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.479 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.474 degrees.