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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 Greeley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greeley 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 Greeley:
    • 41.421202, -74.995170
    • 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 Greeley
  • 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Since Greeley is near Sullivan County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Greeley

Communities Also Named Greeley ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Greeley.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Greeley is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Greeley [Tuscaloosa County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Greeley lies 2,128 miles [3,424.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Greeley that is located in Pike County.
    • California
      • Kern County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Greeley [Kern County].
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Greeley is located in Weld County and lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<2> to the west of the Greeley that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Greeley.
    • Iowa
      • Delaware County
      • This Greeley is located in Delaware County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<2> to the west of the Greeley that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Greeley.
    • Kansas
      • Anderson County
      • This Greeley is located in Anderson County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<2> to the west of the Greeley that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Greeley.
      • Greeley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Greeley [Greeley County].
      • Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of Greeley [Sedgwick County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lee County
      • This Greeley is located in Lee County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Greeley that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Greeley.
    • Michigan
      • Alpena County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Greeley [Alpena County].
    • Minnesota
      • Carlton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Greeley [Carlton County].
    • Missouri
      • Reynolds County
      • This Greeley is located in Reynolds County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Greeley that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Greeley.
    • Nebraska
      • Greeley County
      • This Greeley is located in Greeley County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<2> to the west of the Greeley that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greeley County community of Greeley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greeley ...

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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
  • Fawn Lake Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fawn Lake Forest is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake Forest
  • Frenchtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Frenchtown is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Gold Key Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gold Key Lake is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Key Lake
  • Handsome Eddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Handsome Eddy is located in Sullivan County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsome Eddy
  • Hemlock Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hemlock Farms is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Farms
  • Lords Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Masthope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Masthope is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
  • Masthope Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Masthope Rapids is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope Rapids
  • Pond Eddy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pond Eddy is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
  • Sunrise Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sunrise Lake is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Lake
  • Twin Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

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

  • Milford, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greeley to Milford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,706 miles [9,182.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,293 miles [6,908.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Greeley 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greeley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Greeley 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 Greeley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4212, Longitude: -74.9952       In this case, the coordinates for Greeley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.461 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.217 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.784 degrees.