Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harveytown:
  • 34.955674, -82.144276
  • 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 Harveytown

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

Communities Also Named Harveytown ...

We found three communities that are also named Harveytown.

Within South Carolina, the name Harveytown is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Lenoir County
    • This Harveytown is located in Lenoir County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the east of the Harveytown that is located in Spartanburg County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Harveytown.
  • Texas
    • Jasper County
    • This Harveytown is located in Jasper County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Harveytown that is located in Spartanburg County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Harveytown.
  • West Virginia
    • Cabell County
    • This Harveytown is located in Cabell County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the north of the Harveytown that is located in Spartanburg County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Harveytown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harveytown ...

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.

• Chestnut Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Lake is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Lake
• Gary Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gary Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Creek
• Greenridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenridge is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
• Holiday Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Holly Hill Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holly Hill Heights is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Heights
• Holly Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Springs is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Holly Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Tree is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Tree
• Kings ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kings is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
• Lakeview Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Maple
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maple is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Maplewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Pinecrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinecrest is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Serene Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Serene Heights is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Heights

How Far From Harveytown 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 Harveytown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harveytown and extending to:

• Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Harveytown to Spartanburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 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 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'