Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Cannons Camp Ground, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cannons Camp Ground and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cannons Camp Ground

• 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 Cannons Camp Ground:
  • 35.009568, -81.860937
  • 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 Cannons Camp Ground

• 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 Cannons Camp Ground is near Cherokee County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Cannons Camp Ground

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cannons Camp Ground ...

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 Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Springs is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Springs
• Cherry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Converse
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Converse is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <1>
• Cowpens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
• Cypress Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
• Enola
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Enola is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
• Farmfields
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmfields is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmfields
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Kentwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kentwood is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
• Meadow Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Spring is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Spring
• Riverview Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Riverview Park is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
• Zion Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

How Far From Cannons Camp Ground 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 Cannons Camp Ground to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Cannons Camp Ground 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 377 miles [606.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, 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 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'