Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake:
  • 34.932348, -81.845658
  • 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 Lake

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calhoun Lake ...

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.

• Cherry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Converse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Converse is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <1>
• Cypress Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cypress Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
• Farmfields
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmfields is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmfields
• Hartwell Courts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hartwell Courts is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Courts
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Oak Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Oak Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
• Quail Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rosewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rosewood is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Sundance
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sundance is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
• Woodwind
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodwind is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind
• Zion Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

How Far From Calhoun Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake and extending to:

• Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Calhoun Lake to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'