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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 Gilmer Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilmer Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gilmer Estates:
- 34.529550, -82.710136
- 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 Gilmer 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 Gilmer Estates is near Hart County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Gilmer Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilmer 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.
- Cedarwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clearview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Evergreen Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Green Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Forest is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Heritage Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
- Hidden Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hidden Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Hill and Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
- Hunters Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Trail is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Indian Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Trail is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Kings Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Court is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Kingswood Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
- Quail Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quail Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Regency Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Regency Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Regency Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Regency Woods is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Spring Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Stonehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stonehaven is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Sweet Gum Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
- Twin Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welcome is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Gilmer Estates 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 Gilmer 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 Gilmer Estates and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Gilmer 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 435 miles [700.1 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 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gilmer 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 Gilmer 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 Gilmer Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5296, Longitude: -82.7101 In this case, the coordinates for Gilmer Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.297 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.687 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.431 degrees. |
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