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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 Erskine Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Erskine Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Erskine Estates:
    • 34.502886, -82.572631
    • 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 Erskine 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 Erskine 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 Erskine Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Erskine 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Cedarwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Cheddar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheddar is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheddar
  • Cherokee Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee Farms is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Farms
  • Clover Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clover Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Evergreen Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
  • Fox Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Valley is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
  • Green Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Green Acres is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Heather Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Heritage Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Heritage Trace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
  • Holly Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Homeland Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
    • Kings Court
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kings Court is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
    • Kingswood Terrace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
    • Long Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Meadows is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
    • Lyonswood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lyonswood is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
    • Meadow Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Meadow Brook is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Meadow Fields
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadow Fields is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Fields
    • Meadow Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadow Park is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Pinecrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pinecrest is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Quail Hollow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Spring Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Park is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
    • Sweet Gum Trail
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail

How Far From Erskine Estates 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 Erskine 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 Erskine Estates and extending to:

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Erskine 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 most of three 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 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Erskine Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Erskine 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 Erskine Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5029, Longitude: -82.5726       In this case, the coordinates for Erskine Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.216 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.59 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.385 degrees.