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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 Peach Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Peach Orchard 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 Peach Orchard:
- 34.666258, -80.793683
- 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 Peach Orchard
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Green Peach Orchard is near Chester County and also Kershaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw 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 Peach Orchard
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Peach Orchard ...
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.
- Anvil Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anvil Rock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil Rock
- Bell Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Crocketts Crossroad
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crocketts Crossroad is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossroad
- Erwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Erwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Fort Lawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fudges ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fudges is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges
- Grace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Irwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Jones Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Quail Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quail Haven is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
- Smoke Rise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smoke Rise is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Springs Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springs Park is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Park
How Far From Green Peach Orchard 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 Peach Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Green Peach Orchard and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Green Peach Orchard to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 358 miles [576.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Peach Orchard) 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 Green Peach Orchard 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 Peach Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6663, Longitude: -80.7937 In this case, the coordinates for Green Peach Orchard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.192 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.437 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.65 degrees. |
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