Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arrowwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arrowwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arrowwood
- 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 Arrowwood:
- 35.167343, -81.884549
- 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 Arrowwood
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Arrowwood is near Rutherford County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Arrowwood ...
We found four communities that share the name Arrowwood.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Arrowwood.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Arrowwood lies 1,888 miles [3,038.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Arrowwood that is located in Spartanburg County.
- North Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arrowwood ...
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.
- Brown Arrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Arrow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Arrow
- Brown Arrow is located in Spartanburg County
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Cherokee Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Springs
- Cherokee Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Danieltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danieltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danieltown
- Danieltown is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Fingerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerville
- Fingerville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingerville <4>
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Kentwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Little Africa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Africa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Africa
- Little Africa is located in Spartanburg County
- Maud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Mayo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Mayo is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <4>
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mayo Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Mills
- Mayo Mills is located in Spartanburg County
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Spartanburg County
- Sandy Mush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Sandy Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County (NC)
- Mayo Mills
How Far From Arrowwood 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 Arrowwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arrowwood and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Arrowwood to Spartanburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arrowwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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- Arrowwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arrowwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1673, Longitude: -81.8845 In this case, the coordinates for Arrowwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Arrowwood 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> | 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> | 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 Arrowwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.826 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.237 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.93 degrees. |