Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in English Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to English Gardens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for English Gardens
- 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 English Gardens:
- 35.007081, -81.218129
- 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 English Gardens
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- Since English Gardens is near Gaston County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gaston County
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near English Gardens ...
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.
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in York County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <2>
- Clover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <2>
- Ebenezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Fairlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Filbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Filbert is located in York County
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in York County
- Hickory Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in York County
- Island View Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View Landing
- Island View Landing is located in York County
- Masons Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Ferry
- Masons Ferry is located in York County
- Meadow Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
- Meadow Lakes is located in York County
- Musical Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musical Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musical Heights
- Musical Heights is located in York County
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- Pineridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Red Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Swan Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
- Swan Meadows is located in York County
- Thorns Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorns Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorns Ferry
- Thorns Ferry is located in York County
- Timber Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in York County
- Wintercrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintercrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintercrest
- Wintercrest is located in York County
- Wood Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
- Wood Forest is located in York County
- Wooded Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooded Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Valley
- Wooded Valley is located in York County
- Woodwind
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pineridge
How Far From English Gardens 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 English Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in English Gardens and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from English Gardens to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for English Gardens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for York County: www.yorkcountygov.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- English Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in English Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0071, Longitude: -81.2181 In this case, the coordinates for English Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 English Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.438 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.769 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.715 degrees. |