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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 Little Texas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Texas 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 Little Texas:
- 34.967894, -82.399008
- 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 Little Texas
- 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 Little Texas is near Pickens County and also Spartanburg 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 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 Little Texas
Communities Also Named Little Texas ...
We found eight communities that are also named Little Texas.
Within South Carolina, the name Little Texas is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Macon County
- This Little Texas is located in Macon County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Little Texas that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Little Texas.
- Arkansas
- Scott County
- This Little Texas is located in Scott County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the west of the Little Texas that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Little Texas.
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Little Texas [Adams County].
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Little Texas is located in Fayette County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Little Texas that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Little Texas.
- Louisiana
- Assumption Parish
- This Little Texas is located in Assumption Parish and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Little Texas that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Little Texas.
- Mississippi
- Tunica County
- This Little Texas is located in Tunica County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the west of the Little Texas that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Little Texas.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Little Texas is located in Williamson County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little Texas that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Little Texas.
- Virginia
- Southampton County
- This Little Texas is located in Southampton County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Texas that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Little Texas.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Texas ...
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.
- Forest View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Hillandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillandale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Locust Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Mountain Shadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Shadows is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Oak Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hollow is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paris Point is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Point
- Pebble Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Peppertree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peppertree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Pine Knott Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Piney Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sandy Flat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Seven Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Shady Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Sunny Slopes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunny Slopes is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
- Travelers Rest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willow Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Little Texas 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 Little Texas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Texas and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the South.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Little Texas 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 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 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Texas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Little Texas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Little Texas 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 Little Texas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9679, Longitude: -82.3990 In this case, the coordinates for Little Texas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.124 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.551 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.19 degrees. |
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