Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Greenwood Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood Shores and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Greenwood Shores

• 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 Shores:
  • 34.182352, -81.932060
  • 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 Greenwood Shores

• 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 Greenwood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
  • Since Greenwood Shores is near Laurens County and also Newberry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry 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 Greenwood Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood Shores ...

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.

• Anglers Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
• Cherry Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Chiles Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chiles Ferry is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles Ferry
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Harbor Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbor Heights is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
• Magnolia Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia Place is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
• Mudlick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
• Scurry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Scurry is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scurry
• Spring Grove ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spring Grove is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove

How Far From Greenwood Shores to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Greenwood Shores and extending to:

• Greenwood, which is the Seat of Greenwood County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Greenwood Shores to Greenwood, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 423 miles [680.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'