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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for East Highland 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 East Highland Estates:
    • 34.836785, -82.359565
    • 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 Highland 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
    • Since East Highland Estates is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for East Highland Estates

Communities Also Named East Highland Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named East Highland Estates.

Within South Carolina, the name East Highland Estates is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named East Highland Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This East Highland Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the East Highland Estates that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of East Highland Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Highland 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.

  • Dove Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dove Tree is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Tree
  • Forest View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Forest View is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Green Fields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Fields is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
  • Green Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermitage Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
  • Kingsgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Liberty Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
  • Marshall Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
  • Mountain Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Orchard Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Paris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Paris is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pine Knott Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
    • Rosedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Spring Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
    • Stone Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
    • Timberlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Timberlake is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • University Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • University Heights is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Highland Estates and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • 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 Highland Estates 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 406 miles [653.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Highland Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 East Highland Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Highland Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8368, Longitude: -82.3596       In this case, the coordinates for East Highland Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.099 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.503 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.21 degrees.