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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 Lake Lanier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Lanier 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 Lake Lanier:
- 35.190392, -82.231781
- 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 Lake Lanier
- 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 Lake Lanier is near Polk County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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 Lake Lanier
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Lanier ...
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.
- Burnt Chimney Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burnt Chimney Corner is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney Corner
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Five Oaks is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Glassy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glassy is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Mount Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Valley is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Valley
- Mountain Page
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Page is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Page
- Sandy Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Plains is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Tryon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Lake Lanier 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 Lake Lanier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Lanier and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Lanier to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Lanier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lake Lanier 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 Lake Lanier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1904, Longitude: -82.2318 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Lanier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.029 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.474 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.061 degrees. |
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