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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 Jamestown Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jamestown Estates 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 Jamestown Estates:
- 34.967060, -82.265113
- 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 Jamestown Estates
- 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 Jamestown Estates 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 Jamestown Estates
Communities Also Named Jamestown Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Jamestown Estates.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Jamestown Estates.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Charleston County
- This Jamestown Estates is located in Charleston County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Jamestown Estates that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Jamestown Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jamestown Estates ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
- Chick Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Green Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Grey Fox Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Groveland Dell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Kings ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kings is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Lakeview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Maple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Pebble Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Peppertree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peppertree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Pinecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Riverdowns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
- Sandy Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Serene Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Serene Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Heights
- Seven Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Silver Leaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Skyland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Skyland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Sugar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mill is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mill
How Far From Jamestown Estates 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 Jamestown Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jamestown Estates and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jamestown Estates to Greenville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 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 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jamestown Estates) 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 Jamestown Estates 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 Jamestown Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9671, Longitude: -82.2651 In this case, the coordinates for Jamestown Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.045 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.461 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.137 degrees. |
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