Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Huntington Downs:
  • 34.839007, -82.282617
  • 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 Huntington Downs

• 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 Huntington Downs is near Spartanburg County and also Laurens 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 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 Huntington Downs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntington Downs ...

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.

• Camelot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Camelot is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cane Brake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
• Cherokee Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
• Dove Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dove Tree is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Tree
• Five Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Green Fields
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Fields is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
• Green Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
• Green Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Hills is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Grey Fox Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
• Heritage Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Heritage Lakes is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Lakes
• Hermitage Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
• Holly Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Kingsgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Mountain Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Oak Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Oak Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Orchard Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Quail Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Riverdowns
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
  • Rosedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Silver Leaf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
  • Spring Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
  • Sugar Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Sugar Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Mill is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mill
  • Summerwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
  • Timberlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Timberlake is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • Walkers Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Walkers Crossing is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
  • Woodwinds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodwinds is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwinds

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

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

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Huntington Downs 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 403 miles [648.6 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 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'