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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 Garden Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden Park 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 Garden Park:
    • 35.120126, -81.692321
    • 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 Garden Park
  • 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Garden Park is near Cleveland County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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 Garden Park

Communities Also Named Garden Park ...

We found four communities that are also named Garden Park.

Within South Carolina, the name Garden Park is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Garden Park is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,012 miles [3,238 km]<1> to the west of the Garden Park that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Garden Park.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Garden Park is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Garden Park that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Garden Park.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Garden Park is located in Hinds County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Garden Park that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Garden Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Garden Park is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garden Park that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Garden Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden Park ...

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.

  • Beaverdam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beaverdam is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Cherokee Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • College Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • College Park is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
  • Glenhaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenhaven is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Grassy Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Grassy Pond is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Pond
  • Harmony Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harmony Hill is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
  • Hillbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillbrook is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
  • Kings Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kings Park is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
  • Maplewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Maplewood is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maud
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maud is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Pleasant Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Meadows is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Meadows
  • Quail Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Rosehill Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosehill Park is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Park

How Far From Garden Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Garden Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gaffney, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Garden Park 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 5 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 365 miles [587.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garden Park) 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 Garden Park 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 Garden Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1201, Longitude: -81.6923       In this case, the coordinates for Garden Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.714 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.102 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.868 degrees.