Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eastatoe:
  • 34.952045, -82.900420
  • 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 Eastatoe

• 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Since Eastatoe is near Oconee County and also Transylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania 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 Eastatoe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastatoe ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cane Brake is located in Transylvania County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
• Crow Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
• Flat Shoals
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Shoals is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
• Moody Cove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Moody Cove is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cove
• Nine Times
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nine Times is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
• Prices Store ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Prices Store is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
• Rocky Bottom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
• Round Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Round Mountain is located in Transylvania County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
• Six Mile
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Six Mile is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Six Mile <1>
• Sunset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sunset is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
• Terrapin Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Terrapin Crossroads is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Crossroads
• Union
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Transylvania County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eastatoe and extending to:

• Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eastatoe to Pickens, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'