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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Laurel Heights
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Laurel Heights ...
We found five communities that share the name Laurel Heights.
Within South Carolina, the name Laurel Heights is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout 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].
- Georgia
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Chestnut Hills is located in Greenville County
- Dove Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Fern Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
- Fern Creek is located in Greenville County
- Forest View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Green Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Green Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Greenville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
- Heritage Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Lakes
- Heritage Lakes is located in Greenville County
- Hermitage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
- Kingsgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Liberty Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
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- Marshall Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
- Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
- Mountain Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
- Orchard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Pecan Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
- Pecan Terrace is located in Greenville County
- Pine Knott Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knott Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Piney Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Spring Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
- Stone Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
- Summerwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
- Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
- Sunset Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Forest
- Sunset Forest is located in Greenville County
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Greenville County
- University Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Greenville County
- Woodhedge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Woodwinds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Forest
How Far From Laurel Heights 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 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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laurel Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laurel Heights) to Point B.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). |
| <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 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.091 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.492 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.209 degrees. |