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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gregg Park ...
We found one communities that share the name Gregg Park.
There is one other community in South Carolina which 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.
- Richland County
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) - Deerwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Foxchase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Gloverville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverville
- Gloverville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloverville <3>
- Graniteville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graniteville <3>
- Hillview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Huntcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Mixville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Rainbow Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
- Rainbow Falls is located in Aiken County
- Stone Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Wood Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
- Wood Valley is located in Aiken County
How Far From Gregg Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gregg Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gregg Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gregg Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5751, Longitude: -81.7926 In this case, the coordinates for Gregg Park 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> | 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 Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.746 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.918 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.334 degrees. |