Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Johnson City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnson City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Johnson City
- 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 Johnson City:
- 34.965398, -81.988994
- 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 Johnson City
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Johnson City is near Greenville County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Johnson City ...
We found six communities that share the name Johnson City.
Within South Carolina, the name Johnson City is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Johnson City [Hamilton County].
- Missouri
- Saint Clair County
- This Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Johnson City that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Johnson City.
- New York
- Broome County
- This Johnson City is located in Broome County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Johnson City that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Johnson City.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Johnson City is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,232 miles [3,592.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Johnson City that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Johnson City.
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Johnson City is located in Washington County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Johnson City that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Johnson City.
- Texas
- Blanco County
- This Johnson City is located in Blanco County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Johnson City that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blanco County community of Johnson City.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnson City ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
- Fairforest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Fairforest is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairforest <4>
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Hub City Courts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
- Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Lone Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Park Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Peachtree Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachtree Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Gardens
- Peachtree Gardens is located in Spartanburg County
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- Pinnacle Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Heights
- Pinnacle Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Spartanburg County
- Raintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Stone Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Stone Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Summerhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County
- Willow Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Willow Wood is located in Spartanburg County
- Pinnacle Heights
How Far From Johnson City 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 Johnson City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnson City and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Johnson City to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 5 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 385 miles [619.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnson City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Johnson City 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnson City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnson City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9654, Longitude: -81.9890 In this case, the coordinates for Johnson City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Johnson City 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 310.884 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.276 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.029 degrees. |