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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Hills 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 Hills:
- 34.879284, -82.355397
- 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 Hills
- 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 Green Hills is near Pickens County and also Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg 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 Hills
Communities Also Named Green Hills ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Green Hills.
Within South Carolina, the name Green Hills is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This Green Hills is located in Limestone County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the west of the Green Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Green Hills.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the west southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Green Hills.
- Florida
- Bay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Green Hills [Bay County].
- Miami-Dade County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Green Hills [Miami-Dade County].
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Green Hills is located in Hall County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Green Hills.
- Walker County
- This Green Hills is located in Walker County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west of the Green Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Green Hills.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Green Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Green Hills.
- Frederick County
- This Green Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Green Hills.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Green Hills is located in Chautauqua County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Green Hills.
- Ohio
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Green Hills [Greene County].
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Green Hills is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Green Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Green Hills [Delaware County].
- Washington County
- This Green Hills is located in Washington County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Green Hills.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Green Hills is located in Davidson County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Green Hills.
- Hamilton County
- This Green Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west of the Green Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Green Hills.
- Maury County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Green Hills [Maury County].
- Putnam County
- This Green Hills is located in Putnam County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the west northwest of the Green Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Green Hills.
- Tipton County
- This Green Hills is located in Tipton County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km] to the west of the Green Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Green Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Hills ...
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.
- Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Forest View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Kingsgate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Liberty Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Orchard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Pine Knott Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Piney Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shady Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Spring Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Stone Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Willow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Green Hills 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 Green Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Hills and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Green Hills to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 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 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Green Hills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8793, Longitude: -82.3554 In this case, the coordinates for Green Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.097 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.507 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.197 degrees. |
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