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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 Green Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Forest 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 Green Forest:
- 34.533438, -82.734303
- 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 Green Forest
- 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 Green Forest is near Oconee County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Green Forest
Communities Also Named Green Forest ...
We found three communities that are also named Green Forest.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Green Forest.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Greenville County
- This Green Forest is located in Greenville County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green Forest that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Green Forest.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Carroll County
- This Green Forest is located in Carroll County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Forest that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Green Forest.
- Missouri
- Butler County
- This Green Forest is located in Butler County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Forest that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Green Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Forest ...
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.
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clearview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Evergreen Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Hidden Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hidden Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Hunters Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunters Trail is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Masons Cross Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Cross Road is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Cross Road
- Quail Creek
(Less than 2 miles 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 southeast)
- Regency Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Regency Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Regency Woods is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Stonehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stonehaven is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
How Far From Green Forest 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 Green Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Forest 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 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Green Forest 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 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 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Forest) 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 Green Forest 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 Green Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5334, Longitude: -82.7343 In this case, the coordinates for Green Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.311 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.704 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.44 degrees. |
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