Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Caravelle Heights:
  • 34.523160, -82.774860
  • 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 Caravelle 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Caravelle Heights is near Hart County and also Oconee 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 Oconee 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 Caravelle Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caravelle 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.

• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Clearview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Clearview is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Green Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Forest is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
• Hidden Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hidden Lake is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
• Hunters Trail
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Trail is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Indian Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lakefront
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakefront is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefront
• Leisure Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
• Masons Cross Road
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Masons Cross Road is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Cross Road
• Quail Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Quail Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
• Regency Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Regency Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
• Regency Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Regency Woods is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
• Stonehaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stonehaven is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven

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

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

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Caravelle Heights 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'