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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 Fern Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fern Creek 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 Fern Creek:
    • 34.756508, -82.340121
    • 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 Fern Creek
  • 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 Fern Creek is near Anderson County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Fern Creek

Communities Also Named Fern Creek ...

We found two communities that are also named Fern Creek.

Within South Carolina, the name Fern Creek is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Fern Creek lies 2,003 miles [3,223.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fern Creek that is located in Greenville County.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fern Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fern Creek that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fern Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fern Creek ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Camelot is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cherokee Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
  • Holly Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Hunters Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Woods is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
  • Idlewild
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Idlewild is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Marshall Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
  • Moonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moonville is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
  • Pecan Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pecan Terrace is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
  • Rockvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rockvale is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
  • Royal Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Summerwoods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
  • Sunset Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sunset Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Forest
  • Woodhedge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge
  • Woodwinds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodwinds is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwinds

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fern Creek and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fern Creek 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 409 miles [658.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fern Creek) 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 Fern Creek 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 Fern Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7565, Longitude: -82.3401       In this case, the coordinates for Fern Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.086 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.477 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.225 degrees.