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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 Lakeview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeview Heights 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 Lakeview Heights:
    • 34.918450, -82.233169
    • 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 Lakeview Heights
  • 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 Lakeview Heights is near Spartanburg County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Lakeview Heights

Communities Also Named Lakeview Heights ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Lakeview Heights.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Lakeview Heights.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Oconee County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Oconee County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Lakeview Heights.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Lauderdale County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the southwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • British Columbia
      • This Lakeview Heights lies 2,133 miles [3,432.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Clayton County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Cobb County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west southwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Lowndes County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the south southwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Illinois
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Lakeview Heights [Wayne County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Butler County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Lyon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lakeview Heights [Lyon County].
    • Kentucky
      • Rowan County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Plymouth County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Worcester County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Worcester County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km] to the northeast of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Benton County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Ontario
      • This Lakeview Heights lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Texas
      • Kaufman County
      • Although located in Kaufman County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Weber County and lies 1,665 miles [2,679.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Nelson County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Nelson County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Suffolk City
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Suffolk City and lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east northeast of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Lakeview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeview Heights ...

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.

  • Cane Brake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
  • Chick Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
  • Grey Fox Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
  • Groveland Dell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
  • Holiday Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Kings ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Kings is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Maple
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Maple is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Maplewood is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Pleasant Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Riverdowns
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
  • Silver Leaf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
  • Sugar Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Sugar Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugar Mill is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mill

How Far From Lakeview Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lakeview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeview Heights to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Lakeview Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lakeview Heights 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.
<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 Lakeview Heights 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 Lakeview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9184, Longitude: -82.2332       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.026 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.431 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.138 degrees.