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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 Blairsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blairsville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Blairsville:
- 34.915289, -81.350470
- 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 Blairsville
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Blairsville is near Chester County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Blairsville
Communities Also Named Blairsville ...
We found seven communities that are also named Blairsville.
Within South Carolina, the name Blairsville is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Union County
- This Blairsville is located in Union County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the west of the Blairsville that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Blairsville.
- Illinois
- Hamilton County
- This Blairsville is located in Hamilton County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blairsville that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Blairsville.
- Williamson County
- This Blairsville is located in Williamson County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the west northwest of the Blairsville that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Blairsville.
- Indiana
- Posey County
- This Blairsville is located in Posey County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blairsville that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of Blairsville.
- Missouri
- Saint Francois County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Saint Francois County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Blairsville.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Blairsville is located in Clermont County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Blairsville that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Blairsville.
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Blairsville is located in Indiana County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blairsville that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Blairsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blairsville ...
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.
- Beauty Spot ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beauty Spot is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Spot
- Borax ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Borax is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
- Bullock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock Creek is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
- Cotton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
- English Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- English Gardens is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Gardens
- Hickory Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoodtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hoodtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Musical Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Musical Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musical Heights
- Pine Tree ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Tree is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
- Wooded Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wooded Valley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Valley
How Far From Blairsville 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 Blairsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blairsville and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Blairsville to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 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- Blairsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blairsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Blairsville 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 Blairsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9153, Longitude: -81.3505 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.514 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.843 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.793 degrees. |
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