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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 40.089239, -80.687857
    • 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 Greggsville
  • 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 Greggsville ...

We found two communities that share the name Greggsville.

Within West Virginia, the name Greggsville is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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.
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Greggsville is located in Loudoun County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Greggsville that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun 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.

  • Betty Zane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betty Zane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Zane
    • Betty Zane is located in Ohio County
  • Cedar Rocks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rocks
    • Cedar Rocks is located in Ohio County
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Clearview is located in Ohio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
  • Echo Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Echo Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
    • Echo Point is located in Ohio County
  • Eden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Ohio County
  • Elm Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
    • Elm Grove is located in Ohio County
  • Florence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Glenns Run ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenns Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
    • Glenns Run is located in Ohio County
  • Martins Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mozart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mozart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
    • Mozart is located in Marshall County
  • Mozart Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mozart Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
    • Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Belmont County (OH)
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    • Terminal Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terminal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal Junction
      • Terminal Junction is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Valley Camp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
      • Valley Camp is located in Marshall County
    • Vineyard Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills
      • Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County
    • Warwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwood
      • Warwood is located in Ohio County
    • Willow Springs ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
      • Willow Springs is located in Ohio County

How Far From Greggsville 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 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:

  • Wheeling, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Greggsville to Charleston, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greggsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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' (or 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- Greggsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greggsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0892, Longitude: -80.6879       In this case, the coordinates for Greggsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.03 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.053 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.862 degrees.









 

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