Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Molly Tree Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Molly Tree Plantation and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Molly Tree Plantation

• 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 Molly Tree Plantation:
  • 34.787619, -82.259005
  • 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 Molly Tree Plantation

• 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
  • Since Molly Tree Plantation is near Laurens County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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 Molly Tree Plantation

Curious and Interesting Names Near Molly Tree Plantation ...

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.

• Camelot
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Camelot is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cherokee Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee Heights is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Heritage Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Heritage Lakes is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Lakes
• Holly Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Oak Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Creek is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
• Poinsetta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Poinsetta is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsetta
• Ponderosa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ponderosa is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Summerwoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
• Walkers Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Walkers Crossing is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
• Woodhedge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge
• Woodland Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
• Woodwinds
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodwinds is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwinds

How Far From Molly Tree Plantation 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 Molly Tree Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Molly Tree Plantation and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Molly Tree Plantation to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 404 miles [650.2 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 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'