Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Grace Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grace Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Grace Heights

• 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 Grace Heights:
  • 34.603769, -79.692004
  • 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 Grace Heights

• 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 Marlboro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro County
  • Since Grace Heights is near Chesterfield County and also Darlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Darlington 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 Grace Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grace Heights ...

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.

• Argyle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Argyle is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Beauty Spot ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beauty Spot is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Spot
• Burnt Factory ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• Everetts ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Everetts is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
• Five Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Hebron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hebron is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Lester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lester is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Quick Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Quick Crossroads is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick Crossroads
• Sunnybrook Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sunnybrook Heights is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Heights
• Welsh Neck ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Welsh Neck is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Neck

How Far From Grace Heights 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 Grace Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grace Heights and extending to:

• Bennettsville, which is the Seat of Marlboro County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Grace Heights 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 330 miles [531.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'