Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lake Taro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Taro and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Taro

• 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 Taro:
  • 34.767341, -82.284007
  • 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 Taro

• 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 Taro is near Laurens County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Taro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Taro ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Camelot is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cherokee Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee Heights is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
• Fern Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fern Creek is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
• Heritage Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Heritage Lakes is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Lakes
• Holly Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Hunters Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hunters Woods is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
• Poinsetta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Poinsetta is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsetta
• Ponderosa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ponderosa is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Powderhorn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Powderhorn is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Summerwoods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
  • Sunset Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Forest
  • Walkers Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Walkers Crossing is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
  • Woodhedge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge
  • Woodland Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
  • Woodwinds
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Woodwinds is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwinds

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lake Taro and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Taro 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 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 406 miles [653.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'