Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hills:
  • 34.458995, -82.646522
  • 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 Hills

• 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Calhoun Hills is near Hart County and also Abbeville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville 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 Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calhoun Hills ...

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 Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Farms is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Farms
• Clover Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Clover Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Cloverdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Flat Rock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Flat Rock is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Heritage Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Homeland Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
• Indian Trail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Indian Trail is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
• Lyonswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lyonswood is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
• Meadow Fields
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Meadow Fields is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Fields
• Meadow Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Meadow Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Mountain Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek

How Far From Calhoun Hills 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 Calhoun Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Calhoun Hills and extending to:

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the North.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Calhoun Hills to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'