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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 Oak Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Hollow 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 Oak Hollow:
- 34.943728, -82.369285
- 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 Oak Hollow
- 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 Oak Hollow 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 Oak Hollow
Communities Also Named Oak Hollow ...
We found five communities that are also named Oak Hollow.
Within South Carolina, the name Oak Hollow is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Oak Hollow is located in Lee County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oak Hollow that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Oak Hollow.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Oak Hollow is located in New Castle County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oak Hollow that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Oak Hollow.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Oak Hollow is located in Hillsborough County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south of the Oak Hollow that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oak Hollow.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Oak Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oak Hollow that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Oak Hollow.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Oak Hollow is located in Davis County and lies 1,653 miles [2,660.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak Hollow that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Oak Hollow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Hollow ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Forest View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Groveland Dell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
- Hermitage Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Hillandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillandale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Liberty Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Little Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Texas is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Mountain Shadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Shadows is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Paris Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paris Point is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Point
- Pebble Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Peppertree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peppertree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Pine Knott Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Piney Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sandy Flat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Seven Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Shady Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Stone Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Travelers Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Oak Hollow 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 Oak Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Hollow 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 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Hollow to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 401 miles [645.3 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 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oak Hollow 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 Oak Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9437, Longitude: -82.3693 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.106 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.527 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.185 degrees. |
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