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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 Gregg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gregg 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 Gregg:
- 40.406458, -80.164502
- 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 Gregg
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Gregg is near Washington County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Gregg
Communities Also Named Gregg ...
We found eight communities that are also named Gregg.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Gregg.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Centre 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 Pennsylvania community of Gregg [Centre County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Madera County
- This Gregg is located in Madera County and lies 2,140 miles [3,444 km]<2> to the west of the Gregg that is located in Allegheny County.
- 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.<1> 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.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Gregg [Vermilion Parish].
- Manitoba
- This Gregg lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Gregg that is located in Allegheny County.
- Missouri
- Newton County
- This Gregg is located in Newton County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Gregg that is located in Allegheny County.
- 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.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Gregg [Box Butte County].
- Texas
- Travis 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 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.
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Cecil
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Champion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Champion is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Fairywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Federal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Federal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Gayly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gayly is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayly
- Green Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Imperial
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Muse Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Muse Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Junction
- National Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- National Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Noblestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Presto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
- Sturgeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windgap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Windgap is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap
How Far From Gregg 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 Gregg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gregg and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gregg to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gregg) 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 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: 40.4065, Longitude: -80.1645 In this case, the coordinates for Gregg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.692 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.718 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.513 degrees. |
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