Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Gate Village:
  • 34.887340, -82.297061
  • 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 East Gate Village

• 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 East Gate Village is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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 East Gate Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Gate Village ...

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.

• Cane Brake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
• Cherokee Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
• Chick Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
• Dove Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dove Tree is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Tree
• Green Fields
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Green Fields is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
• Green Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
• Grey Fox Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
• Hermitage Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
• Kingsgate
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
• Mountain Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
• Nursery ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Nursery is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
• Orchard Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Piney Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Riverdowns
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
  • Rosedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rosedale is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Seven Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
  • Silver Leaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
  • Spring Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
  • Sugar Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Sugar Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sugar Mill is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mill
  • Timberlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Timberlake is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

How Far From East Gate Village 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 East Gate Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from East Gate Village 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 401 miles [645.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'