Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Keowee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keowee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Keowee
- 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 Keowee:
- 34.695381, -82.8784784
- 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 Keowee
- 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Since Keowee is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Keowee ...
We found two communities that share the name Keowee.
There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Keowee.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Abbeville County
- Pickens County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keowee ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- 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
- Cherokee Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gardens
- Cherokee Gardens is located in Oconee County
- Cherrys Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Cove Inlet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Inlet
- Cove Inlet is located in Oconee County
- Doris Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doris Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris Heights
- Doris Heights is located in Oconee County
- Enchanted Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Enchanted Hills is located in Oconee County
- Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
- Lakeview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Oconee County
- Meadow Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- 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
- Normandy Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Shores
- Normandy Shores is located in Oconee County
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- Pickens Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Poplar Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cove
- Poplar Cove is located in Oconee County
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Singing Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singing Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Pines
- Singing Pines is located in Oconee County
- Skyview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Oconee County
- Stone Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- 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
- Village Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
- Village Creek is located in Oconee County
- Vista Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Grove
- Vista Grove is located in Oconee County
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Oconee County
- Pickens Ferry
How Far From Keowee to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Keowee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Keowee once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Keowee and extending to:
- Walhalla, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keowee to Walhalla, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 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 434 miles [698.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Keowee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keowee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6954, Longitude: -82.8785 In this case, the coordinates for Keowee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Keowee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Keowee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.399 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.828 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.453 degrees. |