Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heatherwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heatherwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Heatherwood
- 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 Heatherwood:
- 34.702607, -82.789586
- 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 Heatherwood
- 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Since Heatherwood is near Anderson County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Heatherwood ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Heatherwood.
There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Heatherwood.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Aiken County
- This Heatherwood is located in Aiken County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Heatherwood that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Heatherwood.
- Orangeburg County
- This Heatherwood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Heatherwood that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Heatherwood.
- York County
- This Heatherwood is located in York County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east of the Heatherwood that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Heatherwood.
- Aiken County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Heatherwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Heatherwood that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Heatherwood.
- Shelby County
- This Heatherwood is located in Shelby County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the west southwest of the Heatherwood that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Heatherwood.
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Heatherwood [Boulder County].
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Heatherwood is located in Clayton County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heatherwood that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Heatherwood.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Heatherwood is located in Howard County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Heatherwood that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Heatherwood.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Heatherwood [Middlesex County].
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Heatherwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Heatherwood that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Heatherwood.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Heatherwood is located in Harris County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Heatherwood that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Heatherwood.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Heatherwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Heatherwood that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Heatherwood.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Heatherwood is located in Hanover County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Heatherwood that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Heatherwood.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heatherwood ...
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.
- Adams Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
- Adams Crossing is located in Oconee County
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Cateechee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Central
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
- Cherrys Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrys Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrys Crossing
- Cherrys Crossing is located in Oconee County
- Meadow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Pickens County
- Meadow Rose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Rose
- Meadow Rose is located in Pickens County
- Pickens Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
- Pickens Ferry is located in Oconee County
- Skyview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Stone Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Haven
- Stone Haven is located in Oconee County
How Far From Heatherwood 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 Heatherwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heatherwood and extending to:
- Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Heatherwood to Pickens, with an average speed<5> 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heatherwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heatherwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heatherwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7026, Longitude: -82.7896 In this case, the coordinates for Heatherwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Heatherwood 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Heatherwood 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 311.347 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.769 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.416 degrees. |