Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bryson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bryson
- 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 Bryson:
- 34.560402, -82.008150
- 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 Bryson
- 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 Laurens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Laurens County
- Since Bryson is near Spartanburg County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Bryson ...
We found ten communities that share the name Bryson.
Within South Carolina, the name Bryson is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Missouri
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Quebec
- Tennessee
- Giles County
- This Bryson is located in Giles County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the west of the Bryson that is located in Laurens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Bryson.
- McMinn County
- This Bryson is located in McMinn County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the west northwest of the Bryson that is located in Laurens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Bryson.
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryson ...
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.
- Cold Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Cross Anchor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Anchor
- Cross Anchor is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Anchor <4>
- Crows ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Doubling ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Edens ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Gray Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Court
- Gray Court is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray Court <4>
- Hickory Tavern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tavern
- Hickory Tavern is located in Laurens County
- Hillsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
- Hobbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
- Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
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- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Long Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Laurens County
- Lydia Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lydia Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia Mills
- Lydia Mills is located in Laurens County
- Martin Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Crossroads
- Martin Crossroads is located in Laurens County
- Powers Shop ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Shop have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Shop
- Powers Shop is located in Laurens County
- Smallwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
How Far From Bryson 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 Bryson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Bryson once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bryson and extending to:
- Laurens, which is the Seat of Laurens County, lies just to the South.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Bryson to Columbia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 406 miles [653.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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- Bryson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bryson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5604, Longitude: -82.0082 In this case, the coordinates for Bryson 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 Bryson 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> | 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 Bryson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bryson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.89 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.223 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.149 degrees. |