Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Midland Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midland Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Midland Estates

• 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 Midland Estates:
  • 35.024564, -81.970106
  • 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 Midland Estates

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
  • Since Midland Estates is near Cherokee County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Midland Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Midland Estates ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <1>
• Ferndale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ferndale is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Hickory Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hilltop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hilltop is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Lone Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lone Oak is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Meadow Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Spring is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Spring
• Mountainbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mountainbrook is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
• Peachtree Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Peachtree Gardens is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Gardens
• Quail Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Rainbow Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rainbow Park is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Park
• Stone Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
• Twin Brooks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Brooks is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
• Twin Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Twin Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
• Willow Wood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Willow Wood is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood

How Far From Midland Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Midland Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Midland Estates and extending to:

• Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Midland Estates 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 5 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 381 miles [613.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'