We found eight communities that are also named Gregg.
Within Manitoba, the name Gregg is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Madera County
This Gregg is located in Madera County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Gregg.
Iowa
Johnson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Gregg [Johnson County].
Louisiana
Vermilion Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Gregg [Vermilion Parish].
Missouri
Newton County
This Gregg is located in Newton County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Gregg.
Nebraska
Box Butte County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Gregg [Box Butte County].
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Gregg is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Gregg.
Centre County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Gregg [Centre County].
Texas
Travis County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Gregg [Travis County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gregg ...
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.
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 Gregg to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gregg and extending to:
Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Gregg to Winnipeg, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gregg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Gregg 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 . 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.
<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 Gregg 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 Gregg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.9794, Longitude: -99.2964
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.691 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.79 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.824 degrees.