Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Calhoun Courts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calhoun Courts and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Calhoun Courts

• 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 Calhoun Courts:
  • 34.677883, -82.827365
  • 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 Calhoun Courts

• 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 Calhoun Courts 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 Calhoun Courts

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calhoun Courts ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams Crossing is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
• Camelot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Camelot is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Central
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Central is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
• Cherokee Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Gardens is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gardens
• Cherrys Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cherrys Crossing is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrys Crossing
• Meadow Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Meadow Brook is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
• Meadow Rose
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Meadow Rose is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Rose
• Pickens Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickens Ferry is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
• Poplar Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Cove is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cove
• Skyview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Skyview is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Stone Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone Haven is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Haven
• Village Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Village Creek is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek

How Far From Calhoun Courts to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Calhoun Courts to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Calhoun Courts 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 112 miles [180.2 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 432 miles [695.2 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 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'