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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 Golden Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden Grove 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 Golden Grove:
    • 34.734007, -82.443737
    • 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 Golden Grove
  • 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 Golden Grove 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 Golden Grove

Communities Also Named Golden Grove ...

We found three communities that are also named Golden Grove.

Within South Carolina, the name Golden Grove is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Johnson County
      • This Golden Grove is located in Johnson County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Golden Grove that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Golden Grove.
    • Mississippi
      • Neshoba County
      • This Golden Grove is located in Neshoba County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Golden Grove that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Golden Grove.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Golden Grove lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Golden Grove that is located in Greenville County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden Grove ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Elizabeth Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Elizabeth Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
  • Idlewild
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Idlewild is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Moonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Moonville is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
  • Pecan Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pecan Terrace is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
  • Powderville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Powderville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
  • Rockvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockvale is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
  • Royal Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Supreme Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Supreme Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme Forest
  • White Horse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • White Horse is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse

How Far From Golden Grove 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 Golden Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • 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 Golden Grove 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 414 miles [666.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 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- Golden Grove) 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 Golden Grove 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 Golden Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7340, Longitude: -82.4437       In this case, the coordinates for Golden Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.146 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.542 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.271 degrees.