Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nevitt Pines:
  • 34.486774, -82.592909
  • 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 Nevitt Pines

• 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 Nevitt Pines is near Greenville County and also Abbeville 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 Abbeville 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 Nevitt Pines

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nevitt Pines ...

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.

• Cherokee Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee Farms is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Farms
• Clover Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clover Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Fox Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fox Valley is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Heather Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
• Heritage Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Holly Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
• Homeland Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
• Long Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Long Meadows is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
• Lyonswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lyonswood is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
• Meadow Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Meadow Brook is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
• Meadow Fields
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Fields is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Fields
• Meadow Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Pinecrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pinecrest is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest

How Far From Nevitt Pines 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 Nevitt Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Nevitt Pines 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 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 432 miles [695.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'