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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 Gregory Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gregory Landing 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 Gregory Landing:
    • 40.281434, -91.496266
    • 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 Landing
  • 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 Landing ...

We found one communities that share the name Gregory Landing.

Within Missouri, the name Gregory Landing is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Gregory Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Gregory Landing is located in Cayuga County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gregory Landing that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Gregory Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gregory Landing ...

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.

  • Argyle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Argyle is located in Lee County (IA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <3>
  • Benjamin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benjamin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
    • Benjamin is located in Lewis County
  • Elderville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
    • Elderville is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Laura
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laura have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
    • Laura is located in Lewis County
  • Peaksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
    • Peaksville is located in Clark County
  • Rock Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Rock Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Sellers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sellers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
    • Sellers is located in Lewis County
  • Sugar Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Sugar Creek is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Summitville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
    • Summitville is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Ten Mile
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ten Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
    • Ten Mile is located in Lewis County
  • Union
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Clark County

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

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

  • Kahoka, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gregory Landing to Kahoka, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,401 miles [10,301.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gregory Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gregory Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2814, Longitude: -91.4963       In this case, the coordinates for Gregory Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Gregory Landing 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 316.994 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.039 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.891 degrees.




 

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