Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gray Court:
  • 34.609240, -82.114773
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Gray Court

• 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 Laurens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Laurens County
  • Since Gray Court is near Spartanburg County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
  • eBird sighting report for Greenville 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gray Court ...

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.

• Cooks Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossroads
  • Cooks Crossroads is located in Laurens County
• Doubling ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubling
  • Doubling is located in Laurens County
• Edens ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edens
  • Edens is located in Laurens County
• Fountain Inn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Inn
  • Fountain Inn is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Inn <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fountain Inn
  • From Gray Court to Fountain Inn
• Green Pond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • Green Pond is located in Laurens County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Green Pond
  • From Gray Court to Green Pond
• Hickory Tavern
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tavern
  • Hickory Tavern is located in Laurens County
• Hillsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
  • Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
• Martin Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Crossroads
  • Martin Crossroads is located in Laurens County
• Powers Shop ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Shop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Shop
  • Powers Shop is located in Laurens County
• Reedy River ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy River
  • Reedy River is located in Laurens County
• Tumbling Shoals ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tumbling Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Shoals
  • Tumbling Shoals is located in Laurens County

How Far From Gray Court 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 town such as Gray Court to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gray Court and extending to:

• Laurens, which is the Seat of Laurens County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gray Court to Laurens, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gray Court. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/