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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.
    • 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 Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
    • Since Greggsville is near Belmont County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 West Virginia, the name Greggsville is unique.

Beyond West 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.
    • 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)
    • Betty Zane is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Zane
  • Cedar Rocks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Rocks is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rocks
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clearview is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
  • Echo Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Echo Point is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
  • Eden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Elm Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Grove is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Florence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Glenns Run ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Glenns Run is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
  • Martins Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mozart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mozart is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
  • Mozart Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Terminal Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Terminal Junction is located in Belmont County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal Junction
    • Valley Camp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Valley Camp is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
    • Vineyard Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills
    • Warwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Warwood is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwood
    • Willow Springs ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Willow Springs is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 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 drawn 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: 40.0892, Longitude: -80.6879       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 310.03 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.053 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.862 degrees.