Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenville
- 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 Greenville:
- 34.851471, -82.394687
- 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 Greenville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Greenville is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- eBird sighting report for Anderson 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
Communities Also Named Greenville ...
We found 68 communities that share the name Greenville.
Within South Carolina, the name Greenville is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 66 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 66 communities, 64 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Greenville, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Greenville is located in Butler County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Greenville.
- Arkansas
- Bradley County
- This Greenville is located in Bradley County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the west of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Greenville.
- British Columbia
- This Greenville lies 2,623 miles [4,221.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- California
- Alameda County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Greenville [Alameda County].
- Plumas County
- This Greenville is located in Plumas County and lies 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Greenville.
- Yuba County
- This Greenville is located in Yuba County and lies 2,141 miles [3,445.6 km] to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Greenville.
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This Greenville is located in New London County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Greenville.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Greenville is located in Kent County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Greenville.
- New Castle County
- This Greenville is located in New Castle County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Greenville.
- Florida
- Madison County
- This Greenville is located in Madison County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Greenville.
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Greenville is located in Camden County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the south of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Greenville.
- Meriwether County
- This Greenville is located in Meriwether County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Greenville.
- Illinois
- Bond County
- This Greenville is located in Bond County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bond County community of Greenville.
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Greenville [Franklin County].
- Indiana
- Floyd County
- This Greenville is located in Floyd County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Greenville.
- Sullivan County
- This Greenville is located in Sullivan County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km] to the northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Greenville.
- Wells County
- This Greenville is located in Wells County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km] to the north northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Greenville.
- Iowa
- Clay County
- This Greenville is located in Clay County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Greenville.
- Kansas
- Jewell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Greenville [Jewell County].
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- Although located in Clark County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Greenville.
- Muhlenberg County
- This Greenville is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Greenville.
- Louisiana
- Catahoula Parish
- This Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Greenville.
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Greenville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the west southwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Greenville.
- Orleans Parish
- This Greenville is located in Orleans Parish and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the southwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Greenville.
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Greenville is located in Oxford County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Greenville.
- Piscataquis County
- This Greenville is located in Piscataquis County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Greenville.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Greenville [Carroll County].
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Greenville is located in Worcester County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Greenville.
- Michigan
- Montcalm County
- This Greenville is located in Montcalm County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Greenville.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Greenville is located in Washington County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the west of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greenville.
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This Greenville is located in Clay County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Greenville.
- Wayne County
- This Greenville is located in Wayne County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Greenville.
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This Greenville is located in Lyon County and lies 2,036 miles [3,276.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Greenville.
- White Pine County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Greenville [White Pine County].
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Greenville is located in Hillsborough County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Greenville.
- New Jersey
- Hudson County
- This Greenville is located in Hudson County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hudson County community of Greenville.
- Ocean County
- This Greenville is located in Ocean County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Greenville.
- Salem County
- This Greenville is located in Salem County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Greenville.
- New York
- Greene County
- This Greenville is located in Greene County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Greenville.
- Orange County
- This Greenville is located in Orange County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Greenville.
- Steuben County
- This Greenville is located in Steuben County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km] to the north northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Greenville.
- Ulster County
- This Greenville is located in Ulster County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Greenville.
- Westchester County
- This Greenville is located in Westchester County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Greenville.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Greenville.
- Pitt County
- This Greenville is located in Pitt County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the east of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Greenville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Greenville lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This Greenville is located in Darke County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Greenville.
- Knox County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Greenville.
- Oklahoma
- Love County
- This Greenville is located in Love County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the west of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Greenville.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Greenville is located in Linn County and lies 2,221 miles [3,574.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Greenville.
- Washington County
- This Greenville is located in Washington County and lies 2,243 miles [3,609.8 km] to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greenville.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Greenville is located in Armstrong County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Greenville.
- Clearfield County
- This Greenville is located in Clearfield County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the north northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Greenville.
- Lackawanna County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Greenville [Lackawanna County].
- Mercer County
- This Greenville is located in Mercer County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the north northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Greenville.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Greenville is located in Providence County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Greenville.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Greenville is located in Davidson County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Greenville.
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Greenville [Greene County].
- Texas
- Hunt County
- This Greenville is located in Hunt County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the west of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Greenville.
- Utah
- Beaver County
- This Greenville is located in Beaver County and lies 1,690 miles [2,719.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Greenville.
- Cache County
- This Greenville is located in Cache County and lies 1,656 miles [2,665.1 km] to the west northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Greenville.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Greenville is located in Augusta County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Greenville.
- Fauquier County
- This Greenville is located in Fauquier County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Greenville.
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Greenville is located in Logan County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the north of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Greenville.
- Monroe County
- This Greenville is located in Monroe County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the north northeast of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Greenville.
- Wisconsin
- Outagamie County
- This Greenville is located in Outagamie County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Greenville that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Greenville.
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenville ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Chestnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Chestnut Hills is located in Greenville County
- City View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Elizabeth Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
- Elizabeth Heights is located in Greenville County
- Enchanted Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Forest
- Enchanted Forest is located in Greenville County
- Forest View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Green Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Hermitage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Hillandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale is located in Greenville County
- Hughes Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
- Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Greenville County
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- Kingsgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Liberty Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Marshall Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
- Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
- Mountain Shadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
- Mountain Shadows is located in Greenville County
- Orchard Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Pine Knott Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knott Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Piney Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Plainview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
- Plainview Heights is located in Greenville County
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Shady Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Spring Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
- Stone Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
- Supreme Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supreme Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme Forest
- Supreme Forest is located in Greenville County
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Greenville County
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Greenville County
- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Greenville County
- View Point Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Point Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Place
- View Point Place is located in Greenville County
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- White Horse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Willow Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kingsgate
How Far From Greenville 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 city such as Greenville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenville and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Greenville to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 406 miles [653.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Greenville: www.greenvillesc.gov/
The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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- Greenville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8515, Longitude: -82.3947 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Greenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Greenville 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Greenville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.119 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.529 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.22 degrees. |