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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 Gower Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gower 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 Gower Estates:
- 34.823451, -82.359287
- 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 Gower 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Gower Estates is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Gower Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gower 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.
- Chestnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- City View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Dove Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dove Tree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Tree
- Fern Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fern Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
- Forest View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Kingsgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Liberty Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Marshall Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
- Mountain Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Orchard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Pecan Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Terrace is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
- Pine Knott Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Piney Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Spring Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Stone Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Summerwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
- Sunset Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Forest
- Supreme Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Supreme Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme Forest
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- University Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- University Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Welcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- White Horse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Woodhedge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Woodwinds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodwinds is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwinds
How Far From Gower 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 Gower Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gower Estates and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Gower Estates to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 406 miles [653.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Gower Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gower 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 Gower Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8235, Longitude: -82.3593 In this case, the coordinates for Gower Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.098 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.501 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.214 degrees. |
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