Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Creekwood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creekwood Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Creekwood Hills
- 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 Creekwood Hills:
- 34.503719, -82.579020
- 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 Creekwood Hills
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Creekwood Hills is near Greenville County and also Abbeville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- eBird sighting report for Abbeville 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
Communities Also Named Creekwood Hills ...
We found one communities that share the name Creekwood Hills.
Within South Carolina, the name Creekwood Hills is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Creekwood Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Creekwood Hills is located in DeKalb County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Creekwood Hills that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Creekwood Hills.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creekwood Hills ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Cherokee Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Farms
- Cherokee Farms is located in Anderson County
- Clover Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Anderson County
- Fox Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
- Fox Valley is located in Anderson County
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Anderson County
- Heather Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
- Heritage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
- Holly Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
- Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
- Homeland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Kingswood Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
- Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
- Long Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Long Meadows is located in Anderson County
- Lyonswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Meadow Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Anderson County
- Meadow Fields
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Fields
- Meadow Fields is located in Anderson County
- Meadow Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow Park is located in Anderson County
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadow Brook
How Far From Creekwood Hills 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 Creekwood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creekwood Hills and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the West.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Creekwood Hills 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 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 431 miles [693.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Creekwood Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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- Creekwood Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creekwood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5037, Longitude: -82.5790 In this case, the coordinates for Creekwood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Creekwood Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.22 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.595 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.387 degrees. |