Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cleveland Forest:
  • 34.840396, -82.388455
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cleveland Forest

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Greenville County
  • Since Cleveland Forest is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • eBird sighting report for Anderson 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cleveland Forest ...

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.

• Chestnut Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Chestnut Hills is located in Greenville County
• City View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
  • City View is located in Greenville County
• Elizabeth Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
  • Elizabeth Heights is located in Greenville County
• Enchanted Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Forest
  • Enchanted Forest is located in Greenville County
• Forest View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Forest View is located in Greenville County
• Green Fields
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
  • Green Fields is located in Greenville County
• Green Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Green Hills is located in Greenville County
• Greenville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
• Hermitage Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
  • Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
• Hillandale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
  • Hillandale is located in Greenville County
• Hughes Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
  • Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
• Kingsgate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
• Continue List   (21 more) ...
  • Liberty Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
    • Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
  • Marshall Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
    • Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Orchard Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
    • Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
  • Paris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Greenville County
  • Pine Knott Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knott Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
    • Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Piney Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
    • Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
  • Plainview Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
    • Plainview Heights is located in Greenville County
  • Rosedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Greenville County
  • Royal Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County
  • Shady Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
    • Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
  • Spring Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
    • Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Stone Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
    • Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
  • Supreme Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supreme Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme Forest
    • Supreme Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Tanglewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in Greenville County
  • Timberlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Timberlake is located in Greenville County
  • University Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Heights is located in Greenville County
  • View Point Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Point Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Place
    • View Point Place is located in Greenville County
  • Welcome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Greenville County
  • White Horse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • White Horse is located in Greenville County
  • Willow Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
    • Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
  • Woodside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside is located in Greenville County

How Far From Cleveland Forest 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 Cleveland Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cleveland Forest and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Cleveland Forest to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 407 miles [655 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cleveland Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/