Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kilgore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kilgore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kilgore
- 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 Kilgore:
- 34.692904, -81.995376
- 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 Kilgore
- 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 Kilgore is near Laurens County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Laurens County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Kilgore ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Kilgore.
Within South Carolina, the name Kilgore is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Kilgore [Hempstead County].
- Newton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Kilgore [Newton County].
- Florida
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Kilgore [Bingham County].
- Clark County
- This Kilgore is located in Clark County and lies 1,715 miles [2,760 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kilgore that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Kilgore.
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Goliad County
- This Kilgore is located in Goliad County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kilgore that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goliad County community of Kilgore.
- Gregg County
- This Kilgore is located in Gregg County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the west of the Kilgore that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of Kilgore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kilgore ...
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.
- Cooks Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossroads
- Cooks Crossroads is located in Laurens County
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Cross Anchor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Anchor
- Cross Anchor is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Anchor <5>
- Crows ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Dutchman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Gray Court
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Court
- Gray Court is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray Court <5>
- Green Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Hillsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
- Hobbyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
- Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
- Martin Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Crossroads
- Martin Crossroads is located in Laurens County
- Powers Shop ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Shop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Shop
- Powers Shop is located in Laurens County
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg County
How Far From Kilgore to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kilgore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kilgore and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Kilgore to Spartanburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 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 most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 399 miles [642.1 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<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kilgore. 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> | 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- Kilgore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kilgore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6929, Longitude: -81.9954 In this case, the coordinates for Kilgore 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 Kilgore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Kilgore 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Kilgore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.884 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.236 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.107 degrees. |