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Communities Also Named Gregg ...

We found eight communities that share the name Gregg.

Within Manitoba, the name Gregg is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout 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.

  • Arizona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arizona came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
  • Cottonwoods
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwoods came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwoods
  • Firdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Firdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firdale
  • Golden Stream ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Golden Stream. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Stream
  • Harte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harte came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harte
  • Melbourne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Silver Stream ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Stream. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Stream
  • Sprucewoods
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucewoods came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewoods

How Far From Gregg 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 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<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 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gregg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Gregg) to Point B.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    
<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 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 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Gregg 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 322.691 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.79 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.824 degrees.




 

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