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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 Mink Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mink Creek Estates 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 Mink Creek Estates:
    • 34.976505, -82.201222
    • 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 Mink Creek 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 Mink Creek Estates is near Greenville County and also Polk 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 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 Mink Creek Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mink Creek 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.

  • Chick Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
  • Groveland Dell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
  • Harveytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harveytown is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Holiday Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Holly Hill Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holly Hill Heights is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Heights
  • Holly Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Springs is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Jordan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jordan is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Kings ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Lakeview Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Maple
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
    • Maplewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Maplewood is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Pinecrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pinecrest is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Pleasant Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Serene Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Serene Heights is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Heights
    • Skyland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Skyland is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland

How Far From Mink Creek Estates 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 Mink Creek Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mink Creek Estates and extending to:

  • Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mink Creek Estates to Spartanburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 94 miles [151.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mink Creek Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Mink Creek Estates 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 Mink Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9765, Longitude: -82.2012       In this case, the coordinates for Mink Creek Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.008 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.419 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.109 degrees.