Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mascot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mascot and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mascot
- 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 Mascot:
- 35.070394, -82.129277
- 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 Mascot
- 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Mascot is near Greenville County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Mascot ...
We found ten communities that share the name Mascot.
Within South Carolina, the name Mascot is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield 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 Pennsylvania community of Mascot [Clearfield County].
- Lancaster County
- This Mascot is located in Lancaster County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mascot that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Mascot.
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mascot ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <4>
- Brown Arrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Arrow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Arrow
- Brown Arrow is located in Spartanburg County
- Chestnut Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Lake
- Chestnut Lake is located in Spartanburg County
- Fingerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerville
- Fingerville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingerville <4>
- Five Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Gary Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Creek
- Gary Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Harveytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Harveytown is located in Spartanburg County
- Hickory Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Holly Hill Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Heights
- Holly Hill Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Little Africa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Africa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Africa
- Little Africa is located in Spartanburg County
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- Little Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Spartanburg County
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Pinecrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Pinnacle Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Heights
- Pinnacle Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Greenville County
- Rainbow Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Park
- Rainbow Park is located in Spartanburg County
- Serene Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Serene Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Heights
- Serene Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Skyland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Stone Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Stone Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Twin Brooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Twin Brooks is located in Spartanburg County
- Willow Wood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Willow Wood is located in Spartanburg County
- Little Chicago
How Far From Mascot 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 Mascot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mascot and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mascot to Spartanburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mascot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mascot 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. |
| <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 Mascot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Mascot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mascot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0704, Longitude: -82.1293 In this case, the coordinates for Mascot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Mascot to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.968 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.386 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.054 degrees. |