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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Carter Hall:
    • 34.545663, -82.654856
    • 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 Carter Hall
  • 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 Carter Hall is near Pickens County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Carter Hall

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carter Hall ...

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.

  • Cedarwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Evergreen Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Harpers Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harpers Ridge is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ridge
  • Heather Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Heritage Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Heritage Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
  • Hill and Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
  • Holly Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Kings Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Kings Court is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Kingswood Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
  • Long Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Long Meadows is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Quail Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Spring Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Spring Park is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
    • Summer Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Summer Place is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
    • Sweet Gum Trail
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
    • Twin Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Carter Hall 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 Carter Hall to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Carter Hall 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carter Hall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Carter Hall to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carter Hall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5457, Longitude: -82.6549       In this case, the coordinates for Carter Hall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.265 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.653 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.405 degrees.