Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ole Salem Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ole Salem Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ole Salem Estates

• 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 Ole Salem Estates:
  • 34.912339, -82.551794
  • 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 Ole Salem Estates

• 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Since Ole Salem Estates is near Greenville County and also Anderson 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 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 Ole Salem Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ole Salem Estates ...

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.

• Cedar Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Rock is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
• Dacusville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dacusville is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
• Enchanted Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Enchanted Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Forest
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Heathwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Heathwood is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
• Holly Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Hill is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Hughes Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
• Indian Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Hills is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Longcreek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Longcreek is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
• Marshall Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall Heights is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
• Mountain Shadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Shadows is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
• Pageland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pageland is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
• Quail Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Haven is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
• View Point Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • View Point Place is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Place

How Far From Ole Salem Estates 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 Ole Salem Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ole Salem Estates and extending to:

• Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ole Salem Estates to Pickens, with an average speed<2> 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 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'