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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 Cadillac Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cadillac Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cadillac Heights:
    • 34.693717, -82.808198
    • 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 Cadillac 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
    • Since Cadillac Heights is near Oconee County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Cadillac Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cadillac 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.

  • Adams Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Adams Crossing is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Camelot is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Central
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherrys Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherrys Crossing is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrys Crossing
  • Meadow Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Meadow Brook is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
  • Meadow Rose
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Meadow Rose is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Rose
  • Pickens Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pickens Ferry is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
  • Skyview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Skyview is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
  • Stone Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stone Haven is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Haven

How Far From Cadillac 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 Cadillac Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cadillac Heights and extending to:

  • Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cadillac Heights to Pickens, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 111 miles [178.6 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 431 miles [693.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cadillac Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cadillac Heights 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 Cadillac Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6937, Longitude: -82.8082       In this case, the coordinates for Cadillac Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.358 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.78 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.426 degrees.