Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Conestee:
  • 34.768716, -82.350310
  • 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 Conestee

• 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 Conestee is near Anderson County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Conestee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conestee ...

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.

• Camelot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Camelot is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cherokee Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Heights is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
• Fern Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fern Creek is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
• Holly Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Idlewild
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Idlewild is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Marshall Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
• Moonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Moonville is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
• Pecan Terrace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pecan Terrace is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
• Rockvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rockvale is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
• Royal Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Summerwoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
• Sunset Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sunset Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Forest
• Woodhedge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge
• Woodwinds
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodwinds is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwinds

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Conestee 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 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Conestee 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'