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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 Northgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northgate 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 Northgate:
    • 34.879840, -82.383732
    • 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 Northgate
  • 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 Northgate is near Pickens County and also Anderson 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 Anderson 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 Northgate

Communities Also Named Northgate ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Northgate.

There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Northgate.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Cherokee County
      • This Northgate is located in Cherokee County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Northgate.
    • Richland County
      • This Northgate is located in Richland County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Northgate.
    • Spartanburg County
      • This Northgate is located in Spartanburg County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Northgate.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sacramento County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Northgate [Sacramento County].
    • Colorado
      • Jackson County
      • This Northgate is located in Jackson County and lies 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Northgate.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Northgate is located in Muscogee County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Northgate.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Northgate [Cook County].
      • Douglas County
      • This Northgate is located in Douglas County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Northgate.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Northgate is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Northgate.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Northgate is located in Charles County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Northgate.
      • Frederick County
      • This Northgate is located in Frederick County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km] to the northeast of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Northgate.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Northgate [Kent County].
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • This Northgate is located in Clay County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the west of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Northgate.
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Northgate is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the west southwest of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Northgate.
    • North Carolina
      • Durham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Northgate [Durham County].
    • North Dakota
      • Burke County
      • This Northgate is located in Burke County and lies 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Northgate.
    • Ohio
      • Guernsey County
      • This Northgate is located in Guernsey County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the north of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Northgate.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Northgate is located in Hamilton County and lies 325 miles [523 km] to the north northwest of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Northgate.
      • Lucas County
      • This Northgate is located in Lucas County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the north of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Northgate.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Northgate lies 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
    • Texas
      • Victoria County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Northgate [Victoria County].
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Northgate is located in Weber County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Northgate.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Northgate is located in King County and lies 2,222 miles [3,576 km]<1> to the northwest of the Northgate that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Northgate.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northgate ...

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.

  • City View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • City View is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
  • Forest View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Forest View is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Green Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hermitage Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
  • Hillandale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillandale is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
  • Liberty Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
  • Paris
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Paris is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Pine Knott Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
  • Piney Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
  • Shady Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
  • Spring Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Stone Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
    • Timberlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Timberlake is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • University Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University Heights is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Willow Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northgate and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Northgate to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 405 miles [651.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northgate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Northgate could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Northgate 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 Northgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8798, Longitude: -82.3837       In this case, the coordinates for Northgate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.113 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.526 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.208 degrees.