Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Berea Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berea Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Berea Heights
- 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 Berea Heights:
- 34.883451, -82.463735
- 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 Berea 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Berea Heights is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- eBird sighting report for Anderson 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berea 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.
- City View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Enchanted Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Forest
- Enchanted Forest is located in Greenville County
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Pickens County
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Greenville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Hillandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale is located in Greenville County
- Hughes Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
- Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Greenville County
- Mountain Shadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
- Mountain Shadows is located in Greenville County
- Paris Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Point
- Paris Point is located in Greenville County
- Plainview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
- Plainview Heights is located in Greenville County
- Quail Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
- Quail Haven is located in Pickens County
- Stone Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
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- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Greenville County
- View Point Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Point Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Place
- View Point Place is located in Greenville County
- Welcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- White Horse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood
How Far From Berea Heights to ...
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 Berea Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Berea Heights and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Berea Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berea Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berea Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berea Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8835, Longitude: -82.4637 In this case, the coordinates for Berea Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Berea Heights 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 311.16 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.58 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.238 degrees. |