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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 Middleton Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middleton Shores 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 Middleton Shores:
- 34.563995, -82.701247
- 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 Middleton Shores
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Middleton Shores is near Pickens County and also Oconee 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 Oconee 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 Middleton Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near Middleton Shores ...
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.
- Cedarwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Evergreen Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Green Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Forest is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Harpers Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harpers Ridge is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ridge
- Heritage Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
- Hill and Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
- Hunters Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunters Trail is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
- Kings Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kings Court is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Kingswood Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Quail Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Quail Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Regency Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Regency Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Regency Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Regency Woods is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Sandy Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Stonehaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stonehaven is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Summer Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Summer Place is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
- Sweet Gum Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Welcome
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Welcome is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Middleton Shores 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 Middleton Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Middleton Shores and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Middleton Shores to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 433 miles [696.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Middleton Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Middleton Shores 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 Middleton Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5640, Longitude: -82.7012 In this case, the coordinates for Middleton Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.293 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.687 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.418 degrees. |
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