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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 Greggsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greggsville 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 Greggsville:
- 39.066218, -77.710827
- 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 Greggsville
- 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Since Greggsville is near Clarke County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Greggsville
Communities Also Named Greggsville ...
We found two communities that are also named Greggsville.
Within Virginia, the name Greggsville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Greggsville.
- West Virginia
- Ohio County
- This Greggsville is located in Ohio County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Greggsville that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Greggsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greggsville ...
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.
- Circleville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Circleville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Flint Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Fox Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Hughesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughesville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Ivandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ivandale is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivandale
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Marble Quarry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marble Quarry is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Quarry
- Round Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Bank ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunny Bank is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank
- Telegraph Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Telegraph Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph Spring
How Far From Greggsville 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 Greggsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greggsville and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Greggsville to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Greggsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Greggsville) 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 Greggsville 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 Greggsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0662, Longitude: -77.7108 In this case, the coordinates for Greggsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.278 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.906 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.934 degrees. |
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