Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gregg Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gregg Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gregg Park

• 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 Park:
  • 33.575137, -81.792610
  • 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 Park

• 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
  • Since Gregg Park is near Edgefield County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Park

Communities Also Named Gregg Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Gregg Park.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Gregg Park.

Beyond South Carolina.

• Communities Located In South Carolina ...
  • Richland County
    • This Gregg Park is located in Richland County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gregg Park that is located in Aiken County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Gregg Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gregg Park ...

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.

• Balltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Balltown is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
• Deerwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerwood is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Foxchase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Foxchase is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
• Gloverville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gloverville is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloverville <2>
• Graniteville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Graniteville is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graniteville <2>
• Hillview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillview is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Huntcliff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
• Mixville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mixville is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixville
• Pinecrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pinecrest is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Rainbow Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rainbow Falls is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
• Stone Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stone Gap is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Gap
• Wood Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wood Valley is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

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

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

• Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Gregg Park to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'