Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Pickens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Pickens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Pickens
- 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 Old Pickens:
- 34.786214, -82.888757
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Old Pickens
- 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Since Old Pickens is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Pickens ...
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.
- Cateechee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Cherokee Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gardens
- Cherokee Gardens is located in Oconee County
- Cove Inlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Inlet
- Cove Inlet is located in Oconee County
- Doris Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doris Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris Heights
- Doris Heights is located in Oconee County
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Eleven Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Oaks
- Eleven Oaks is located in Oconee County
- Enchanted Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Enchanted Hills is located in Oconee County
- Fox Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
- Normandy Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Shores
- Normandy Shores is located in Oconee County
- Pearidge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Six Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
- Six Mile is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Six Mile <2>
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- Stone Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Haven
- Stone Haven is located in Oconee County
- Sugar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Oconee County
- Sunset Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Shores
- Sunset Shores is located in Oconee County
- Village Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
- Village Creek is located in Oconee County
- Vista Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Grove
- Vista Grove is located in Oconee County
- Stone Haven
How Far From Old Pickens 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 Old Pickens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Old Pickens and extending to:
- Walhalla, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Old Pickens to Walhalla, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Pickens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Old Pickens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Pickens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7862, Longitude: -82.8888 In this case, the coordinates for Old Pickens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Old Pickens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.407 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.85 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.433 degrees. |