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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 Laurel Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurel 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 Laurel Heights:
    • 34.822896, -82.347064
    • 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 Laurel 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 Laurel Heights is near Pickens County and also Anderson 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 Anderson 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 Laurel Heights

Communities Also Named Laurel Heights ...

We found five communities that are also named Laurel Heights.

Within South Carolina, the name Laurel Heights is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This Laurel Heights is located in Douglas County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Laurel Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Laurel Heights.
    • Missouri
      • Jackson 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 Missouri community of Laurel Heights [Jackson County].
    • Texas
      • Bexar 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 Texas community of Laurel Heights [Bexar County].
    • Virginia
      • Henrico 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 Virginia community of Laurel Heights [Henrico County].
    • Washington
      • Snohomish 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 Washington community of Laurel Heights [Snohomish County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurel 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.

  • Chestnut Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Dove Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dove Tree is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Tree
  • Fern Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fern Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
  • Forest View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Forest View is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Green Fields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Fields is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
  • Green Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Green Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Lakes is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Lakes
  • Hermitage Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
  • Holly Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Kingsgate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Liberty Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Marshall Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
    • Mountain Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Orchard Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
    • Paris
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Pecan Terrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan Terrace is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
    • Pine Knott Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
    • Piney Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
    • Rosedale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Rosedale is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Royal Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Spring Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
    • Stone Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
    • Summerwoods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
    • Sunset Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Forest
    • Timberlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Timberlake is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • University Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • University Heights is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Woodhedge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge
    • Woodwinds
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodwinds is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwinds

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laurel Heights 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 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Laurel Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laurel 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 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 Laurel 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Laurel 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 Laurel Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8229, Longitude: -82.3471       In this case, the coordinates for Laurel Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.091 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.492 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.209 degrees.