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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 Eastview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastview 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 Eastview:
    • 33.460693, -81.944282
    • 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 Eastview
  • 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Since Eastview is near Aiken County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Eastview

Communities Also Named Eastview ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Eastview.

Within Georgia, the name Eastview is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi County
      • This Eastview is located in Mississippi County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eastview that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Eastview.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Eastview [Los Angeles County].
    • Kansas
      • Lyon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eastview [Lyon County].
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This Eastview is located in Hardin County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eastview that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Eastview.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Eastview is located in Carroll County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eastview that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Eastview.
      • Frederick County
      • This Eastview is located in Frederick County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km] to the north northeast of the Eastview that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Eastview.
    • Mississippi
      • Jones County
      • This Eastview is located in Jones County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eastview that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Eastview.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Eastview [Taney County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Eastview is located in Cheshire County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eastview that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Eastview.
    • New Mexico
      • Valencia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Eastview [Valencia County].
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Eastview is located in Westchester County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eastview that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Eastview.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Eastview [Montgomery County].
    • Ontario
      • This Eastview lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the north of the Eastview that is located in Richmond County.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Eastview is located in Greene County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eastview that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Eastview.
      • McNairy County
      • This Eastview is located in McNairy County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the west northwest of the Eastview that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Eastview.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Eastview is located in Davis County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eastview that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Eastview.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Eastview is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,712 miles [2,755.2 km] to the west northwest of the Eastview that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Eastview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastview ...

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.

  • Clearwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crestdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crestdale is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
  • Crestland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Crestland is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestland
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Gordon Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Gordon Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Park
  • Hillside Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillside Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
  • Johnstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnstown is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Rose Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Sand Bar Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Bar Ferry is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bar Ferry
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Schultz Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Schultz Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Hill
    • Summer Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Summer Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Summerville is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Sunset Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Willow Springs Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
    • Woodlawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Eastview to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eastview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Eastview could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Eastview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Eastview 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 Eastview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4607, Longitude: -81.9443       In this case, the coordinates for Eastview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.83 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.998 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.422 degrees.