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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 Grey Fox Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grey Fox Run 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 Grey Fox Run:
- 34.898173, -82.298727
- 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 Grey Fox Run
- 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 Grey Fox Run is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Grey Fox Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grey Fox Run ...
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.
- Cane Brake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
- Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Chick Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Green Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Groveland Dell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
- Hermitage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Kingsgate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Mountain Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Peppertree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peppertree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Piney Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Riverdowns
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Silver Leaf
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Spring Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Sugar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mill is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mill
How Far From Grey Fox Run 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 Grey Fox Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grey Fox Run and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Grey Fox Run to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Grey Fox Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Grey Fox Run 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 Grey Fox Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8982, Longitude: -82.2987 In this case, the coordinates for Grey Fox Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.064 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.472 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.169 degrees. |
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