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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 Briargate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briargate 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 Briargate:
- 34.850395, -82.552073
- 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 Briargate
- 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Since Briargate is near Greenville County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Briargate
Communities Also Named Briargate ...
We found three communities that are also named Briargate.
Within South Carolina, the name Briargate is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Briargate is located in Clayton County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Briargate that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Briargate.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Briargate is located in Putnam County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Briargate that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Briargate.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Briargate is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,646 miles [2,649 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Briargate that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Briargate.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Briargate ...
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.
- Cherokee Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Park is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Heathwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heathwood is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Hill is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Kingsberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsberry is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
- Longcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Longcreek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
- Marshall Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marshall Heights is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Pageland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pageland is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
- Pickensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Quail Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Haven is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
- Twinbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twinbrook is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinbrook
- Vista Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vista Heights is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
How Far From Briargate 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 Briargate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Briargate and extending to:
- Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Briargate to Pickens, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briargate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Briargate 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 Briargate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8504, Longitude: -82.5521 In this case, the coordinates for Briargate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.211 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.634 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.282 degrees. |
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