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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 Northview Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northview Acres and the surrounding area.
- 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 Northview Acres:
- 34.964840, -82.133165
- 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 Northview Acres
- 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 Northview Acres is near Greenville County and also Laurens 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 Laurens 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 Northview Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northview Acres ...
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.
- Chestnut Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Lake is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Lake
- Fairforest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gary Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gary Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Creek
- Greenridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenridge is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Harveytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harveytown is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Holiday Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holly Hill Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holly Hill Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Heights
- Holly Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Tree is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Tree
- Lakeview Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Maple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pinecrest is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Pinnacle Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pinnacle Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Heights
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Serene Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Serene Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Heights
How Far From Northview Acres 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 Northview Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Northview Acres and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Northview Acres to Spartanburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 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 390 miles [627.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northview Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Northview Acres 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 Northview Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9648, Longitude: -82.1332 In this case, the coordinates for Northview Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.968 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.086 degrees. |
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