Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cinder Creek:
  • 34.969014, -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 Cinder Creek

• 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 Cinder Creek 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 Cinder Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cinder Creek ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Converse
  (Less than 2 miles 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>
• Cowpens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cypress Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
• Enola
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Enola is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
• Farmfields
  (3 miles [4.8 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 southwest)
  • Hartwell Courts is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Courts
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Oak Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Oak Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
• Quail Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Riverview Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Riverview Park is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
• Rosewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rosewood is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Sundance
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sundance is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
• Zion Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

How Far From Cinder Creek 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 Cinder Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Cinder Creek 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 379 miles [609.9 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 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'