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34.637601, -82.937369
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We found five communities that share the name Bent Tree.
Within South Carolina, the name Bent Tree is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Blount County
This Bent Tree is located in Blount County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bent Tree that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Bent Tree.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Bent Tree is located in Hillsborough County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the south of the Bent Tree that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bent Tree.
Sarasota 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 Florida community of Bent Tree [Sarasota County].
North Carolina
Henderson County
This Bent Tree is located in Henderson County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bent Tree that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Bent Tree.
Tennessee
Blount County
This Bent Tree is located in Blount County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bent Tree that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Bent Tree.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bent Tree ...
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.
Cross Roads (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bent Tree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bent Tree and extending to:
Walhalla, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bent Tree to Walhalla, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,917 miles [7,913.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bent Tree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bent Tree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6376, Longitude: -82.9374 In this case, the coordinates for Bent Tree 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bent Tree 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 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 Bent Tree to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.432 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.858 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.492 degrees.