Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chestnut Springs:
  • 35.174283, -82.403174
  • 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 Chestnut Springs

• 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
  • Since Chestnut Springs is near Henderson County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Chestnut Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut Springs ...

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.

• Butt Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Butt Mountain is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Mountain
• Cross Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cross Plains is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Gap Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gap Creek is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Creek
• Glassy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glassy is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
• Kingswood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kingswood is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Mountain Page
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Page is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Page
• Mountain Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Valley is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
• Ravenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ravenwood is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Terry ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Terry is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
• Terry Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Terry Creek is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Creek
• Tuxedo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuxedo is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuxedo <1>
• Wildwood Park ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wildwood Park is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park

How Far From Chestnut Springs 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 Chestnut Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Springs to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'