Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenwood Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood Forest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenwood Forest
- 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 Greenwood Forest:
- 32.127987, -80.799831
- 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 Greenwood 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Greenwood Forest is near Jasper County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Greenwood Forest ...
We found five communities that share the name Greenwood Forest.
Within South Carolina, the name Greenwood Forest is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clinch County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Greenwood Forest [Clinch County].
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Greenwood Forest [Prince George's County].
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Greenwood Forest is located in Knox County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Greenwood Forest that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Greenwood Forest.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<2> to the west of the Greenwood Forest that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Greenwood Forest.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Greenwood Forest is located in Roanoke County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<2> to the north of the Greenwood Forest that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Greenwood Forest.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood 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.
- Forest Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
- Forest Beach is located in Beaufort County
- Harbour Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
- Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County
- Heritage Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Heritage Woods is located in Beaufort County
- Hickory Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Hickory Bluff is located in Beaufort County
- Honey Horn Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Horn Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Horn Plantation
- Honey Horn Plantation is located in Beaufort County
- Indigo Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indigo Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Run
- Indigo Run is located in Beaufort County
- Lighthouse Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lighthouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Landing
- Lighthouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Otter Hole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hole
- Otter Hole is located in Beaufort County
- Point Comfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County
- Sea Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Shelter Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Cove
- Shelter Cove is located in Beaufort County
- Spanish Wells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Wells
- Spanish Wells is located in Beaufort County
- Windmill Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windmill Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Harbor
- Windmill Harbor is located in Beaufort County
How Far From Greenwood 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 Greenwood Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwood Forest and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greenwood Forest to Beaufort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 512 miles [824 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwood Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Greenwood Forest 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwood Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwood Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1280, Longitude: -80.7998 In this case, the coordinates for Greenwood Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Greenwood Forest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.153 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.029 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.357 degrees. |