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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 Heritage Trace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heritage Trace and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Heritage Trace:
    • 34.540384, -82.676246
    • 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 Heritage Trace
  • 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Since Heritage Trace is near Pickens County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Heritage Trace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage Trace ...

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.

  • Cedarwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Clearview is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Evergreen Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Forest Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Hill and Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
  • Holly Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Kings Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kings Court is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Kingswood Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
  • Regency Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Regency Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Regency Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Regency Woods is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
  • Spring Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Spring Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Stonehaven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Stonehaven is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
    • Summer Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Summer Place is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
    • Sweet Gum Trail
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
    • Twin Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

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

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Heritage Trace 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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heritage Trace) 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 Heritage Trace 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 Heritage Trace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5404, Longitude: -82.6762       In this case, the coordinates for Heritage Trace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.277 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.666 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.415 degrees.