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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 Longcreek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Longcreek 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 Longcreek:
    • 34.841506, -82.547907
    • 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 Longcreek
  • 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
    • Since Longcreek is near Greenville County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Longcreek

Communities Also Named Longcreek ...

We found two communities that are also named Longcreek.

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

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Longcreek in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Oconee County
      • This Longcreek is located in Oconee County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west of the Longcreek that is located in Pickens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Longcreek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Louisa 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 Virginia community of Longcreek [Louisa County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Longcreek ...

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.

  • Cherokee Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Forest Park is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Heathwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heathwood is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Holly Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holly Hill is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Kingsberry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsberry is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
  • Marshall Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Marshall Heights is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
  • Pageland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pageland is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
  • Pickensville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pickensville is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
  • Plainview Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Plainview Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
  • Powderville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Powderville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
  • Quail Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Haven is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
  • Twinbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Twinbrook is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinbrook
  • Vista Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vista Heights is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights

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

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

  • Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Longcreek to Pickens, 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 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Longcreek) 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 Longcreek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Longcreek 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 Longcreek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8415, Longitude: -82.5479       In this case, the coordinates for Longcreek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.209 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.63 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.283 degrees.