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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 Orchard Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard 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 Orchard Acres:
- 34.908173, -82.322339
- 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 Orchard 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Orchard Acres 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 Orchard Acres
Communities Also Named Orchard Acres ...
We found five communities that are also named Orchard Acres.
Within South Carolina, the name Orchard Acres is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Orchard Acres is located in Kent County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orchard Acres that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Orchard Acres.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Orchard Acres is located in Butler County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Orchard Acres that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Orchard Acres.
- Stark County
- This Orchard Acres is located in Stark County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the north of the Orchard Acres that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Orchard Acres.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Orchard Acres is located in Davis County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard Acres that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Orchard Acres.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Orchard Acres is located in Albemarle County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orchard Acres that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Orchard Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard 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.
- Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Chick Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Forest View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 south)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Grey Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Groveland Dell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
- Hermitage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 south)
- Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Liberty Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Pebble Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Peppertree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peppertree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Pine Knott Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Riverdowns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- 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 Orchard Acres 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 Orchard Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard Acres and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Orchard Acres to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Orchard Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Orchard 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 Orchard Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9082, Longitude: -82.3223 In this case, the coordinates for Orchard Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.078 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.49 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.176 degrees. |
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