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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 Allen Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allen Acres 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 Allen Acres:
    • 34.977900, -81.926493
    • 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 Allen Acres
  • 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
    • Since Allen Acres is near Cherokee County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Allen Acres

Communities Also Named Allen Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Allen Acres.

Within South Carolina, the name Allen Acres is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Allen Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Allen Acres is located in Cleveland County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Allen Acres that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Allen Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allen Acres ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Camelot is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Converse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cypress Creek is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
  • Enola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Enola is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
  • Fairforest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Farmfields
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Farmfields is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmfields
  • Ferndale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ferndale is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Hartwell Courts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hartwell Courts is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Courts
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hilltop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hilltop is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Hub City Courts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
  • Lone Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lone Oak is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Meadow Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Meadow Spring is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Spring
    • Mountainbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountainbrook is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
    • Park Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
    • Peachtree Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Peachtree Gardens is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Gardens
    • Quail Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Summerhill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
    • Twin Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Twin Creek is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
    • Zion Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

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

  • Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Allen Acres to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Allen Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Allen Acres 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 Allen Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9779, Longitude: -81.9265       In this case, the coordinates for Allen Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.848 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.236 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.001 degrees.