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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 Knoxwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knoxwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Knoxwood:
    • 34.569830, -82.665690
    • 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 Knoxwood
  • 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Since Knoxwood is near Pickens County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Knoxwood

Communities Also Named Knoxwood ...

We found one communities that are also named Knoxwood.

Within South Carolina, the name Knoxwood is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Knoxwood in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marengo County
      • This Knoxwood is located in Marengo County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Knoxwood that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Knoxwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knoxwood ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Cedarwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forest Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Harpers Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Harpers Ridge is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ridge
  • Heritage Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
  • Hill and Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
  • Holly Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Kings Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kings Court is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Kingswood Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Spring Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Spring Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
  • Summer Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Summer Place is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
  • Sweet Gum Trail
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
  • Twin Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knoxwood and extending to:

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Knoxwood 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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knoxwood) 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 Knoxwood 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 Knoxwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5698, Longitude: -82.6657       In this case, the coordinates for Knoxwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.272 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.664 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.403 degrees.