Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dobbins Estates:
  • 34.526774, -82.616521
  • 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 Dobbins Estates

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Dobbins Estates is near Greenville County and also Abbeville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Dobbins Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dobbins Estates ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Cedarwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
• Cherokee Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee Farms is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Farms
• Evergreen Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
• Forest Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Fox Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fox Valley is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Harpers Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harpers Ridge is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ridge
• Heather Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
• Heritage Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Heritage Trace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
• Hill and Dale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Holly Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Homeland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
  • Kings Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Court is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Kingswood Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
  • Long Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Long Meadows is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
  • Lyonswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyonswood is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
  • Meadow Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Brook is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
  • Pinecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pinecrest is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Quail Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Spring Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Spring Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
  • Sweet Gum Trail
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
  • Twin Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dobbins Estates and extending to:

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Dobbins Estates 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 three full 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'