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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 Gresham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gresham and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gresham:
- 37.425321, -93.399361
- 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 Gresham
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Gresham is near Greene County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Gresham
Communities Also Named Gresham ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Gresham.
Within Missouri, the name Gresham is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- This Gresham is located in Boulder County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gresham that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Gresham.
- Georgia
- Walton 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 Georgia community of Gresham [Walton County].
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Gresham [Cook County].
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Gresham [Franklin County].
- Iowa
- Black Hawk 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 Gresham [Black Hawk County].
- Kentucky
- Green County
- This Gresham is located in Green County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east of the Gresham that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Gresham.
- Michigan
- Eaton County
- This Gresham is located in Eaton County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gresham that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eaton County community of Gresham.
- Minnesota
- Otter Tail 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 Minnesota community of Gresham [Otter Tail County].
- Nebraska
- York County
- This Gresham is located in York County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gresham that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Gresham.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Gresham is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gresham that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Gresham.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Gresham.
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Gresham is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gresham that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Gresham.
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford County
- This Gresham is located in Crawford County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gresham that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Gresham.
- South Carolina
- Marion County
- This Gresham is located in Marion County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gresham that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Gresham.
- Texas
- Smith County
- This Gresham is located in Smith County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Gresham that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Gresham.
- Wisconsin
- Shawano County
- This Gresham is located in Shawano County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gresham that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawano County community of Gresham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gresham ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Eudora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Fruitland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Goodnight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Harold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harold is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Heady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heady is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heady
- Orleans ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Pearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pleasant Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sacville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sacville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacville
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Gresham 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 Gresham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Gresham once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Gresham and extending to:
- Bolivar, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Gresham to Bolivar, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 892 miles [1,435.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,237 miles [8,428.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gresham) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Gresham 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Gresham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Gresham 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 Gresham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4253, Longitude: -93.3994 In this case, the coordinates for Gresham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.126 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.966 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.407 degrees. |
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