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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 Barberry Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barberry Heights 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 Barberry Heights:
    • 35.190114, -82.763461
    • 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 Barberry Heights
  • 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 Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
    • Since Barberry Heights is near Greenville County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Barberry Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barberry Heights ...

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.

  • Cherryfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
  • Ducktown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ducktown is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
  • Falls Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
  • Glen Cannon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
  • Knob Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Knob Creek is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
  • Knob Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Knob Hill is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
  • Knob Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
  • Line Runner Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Line Runner Ridge is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Runner Ridge
  • Mountain View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Piney Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Piney Woods is located in Transylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
    • Rocky Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rocky Hill is located in Transylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
    • Seven Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Slick Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Slick Rock is located in Transylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
    • Stoney Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
    • Sweetwater Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barberry Heights and extending to:

  • Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Barberry Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Barberry Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Barberry Heights 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 Barberry Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1901, Longitude: -82.7635       In this case, the coordinates for Barberry Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.341 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.832 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.273 degrees.