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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 Northwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwood 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 Northwood:
- 34.887340, -82.323173
- 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 Northwood
- 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 Northwood is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Northwood
Communities Also Named Northwood ...
We found 47 communities that are also named Northwood.
There are four communities within South Carolina that are also named Northwood.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of 43 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 46 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Darlington County
- This Northwood is located in Darlington County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Northwood.
- Horry County
- This Northwood is located in Horry County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Northwood.
- Orangeburg County
- This Northwood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Northwood.
- Spartanburg County
- This Northwood is located in Spartanburg County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Northwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Northwood is located in Cullman County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Northwood.
- Madison County
- This Northwood is located in Madison County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the west of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Northwood.
- Arkansas
- Pope County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Northwood [Pope County].
- California
- Sonoma County
- This Northwood is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,247 miles [3,616.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Northwood.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Northwood is located in New Castle County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Northwood.
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Northwood is located in Alachua County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the south of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Northwood.
- Duval County
- This Northwood is located in Duval County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the south of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Northwood.
- Palm Beach County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Northwood [Palm Beach County].
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Northwood is located in Bulloch County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Northwood.
- Lowndes County
- This Northwood is located in Lowndes County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the south southwest of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Northwood.
- Indiana
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Allen County].
- Elkhart County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Elkhart County].
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Grant County].
- LaGrange County
- This Northwood is located in LaGrange County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Northwood.
- Marion County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Marion County].
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Putnam County].
- Vigo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Vigo County].
- Iowa
- Worth County
- This Northwood is located in Worth County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Northwood.
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Northwood [Baltimore City].
- Charles County
- This Northwood is located in Charles County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Northwood.
- Wicomico County
- This Northwood is located in Wicomico County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km] to the northeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Northwood.
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- This Northwood is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Northwood.
- Mississippi
- Oktibbeha County
- This Northwood is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Northwood.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Northwood is located in Rockingham County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Northwood.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Northwood is located in Camden County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Northwood.
- Sussex County
- This Northwood is located in Sussex County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the northeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Northwood.
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Northwood is located in Herkimer County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Northwood.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Northwood is located in Alamance County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Northwood.
- Cumberland County
- This Northwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the east of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Northwood.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Northwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east northeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Northwood.
- Orange County
- This Northwood is located in Orange County and lies 197 miles [317 km] to the east northeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Northwood.
- Union County
- This Northwood is located in Union County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Northwood.
- North Dakota
- Grand Forks County
- This Northwood is located in Grand Forks County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Forks County community of Northwood.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Northwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the north of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Northwood.
- Logan County
- This Northwood is located in Logan County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the north of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Northwood.
- Mercer County
- This Northwood is located in Mercer County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the north northwest of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Northwood.
- Stark County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Stark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Northwood.
- Wood County
- This Northwood is located in Wood County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the north of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Northwood.
- Ontario
- This Northwood lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the north of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Northwood is located in Blair County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Northwood.
- Philadelphia County
- This Northwood is located in Philadelphia County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the northeast of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Northwood.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Northwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,656 miles [2,665.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Northwood.
- Washington
- Whatcom County
- This Northwood is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,243 miles [3,609.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Northwood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Northwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwood ...
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 Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Forest View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Grey Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Hermitage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Kingsgate
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Liberty Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Mountain Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Orchard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Pine Knott Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Piney Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quail Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Seven Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Shady Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Silver Leaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Spring Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Sugar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Willow Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Northwood 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 Northwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northwood and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Northwood 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 402 miles [647 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 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Northwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Northwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Northwood 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. |
| <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 Northwood 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 Northwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8873, Longitude: -82.3232 In this case, the coordinates for Northwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.078 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.487 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.182 degrees. |
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