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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 Overbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Overbrook and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Overbrook:
    • 34.859840, -82.377899
    • 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 Overbrook
  • 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 Overbrook is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Overbrook

Communities Also Named Overbrook ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Overbrook.

Within South Carolina, the name Overbrook is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Talladega County
      • This Overbrook is located in Talladega County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Overbrook that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Overbrook.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Overbrook is located in Sussex County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Overbrook.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Overbrook is located in Bulloch County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the south of the Overbrook that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Overbrook.
    • Kansas
      • Osage County
      • This Overbrook is located in Osage County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Overbrook that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Overbrook.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Overbrook is located in Frederick County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Overbrook.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Overbrook is located in Prince George's County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km] to the northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Overbrook.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Overbrook is located in Norfolk County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Overbrook.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Overbrook is located in Camden County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Overbrook.
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Overbrook [Essex County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Love County
      • This Overbrook is located in Love County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west of the Overbrook that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Overbrook.
    • Ontario
      • This Overbrook lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Greenville County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Overbrook is located in Allegheny County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Overbrook.
      • Berks County
      • This Overbrook is located in Berks County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Overbrook.
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Overbrook [Montgomery County].
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Overbrook is located in Bradley County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west of the Overbrook that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Overbrook.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Overbrook [Norfolk City].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Overbrook ...

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 northeast)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • City View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • City View is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
  • Forest View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Forest View is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Green Fields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Fields is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
  • Green Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Green Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hermitage Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
  • Hillandale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillandale is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
  • Hughes Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
  • Kingsgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Liberty Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Marshall Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
    • Orchard Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
    • Paris
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Pine Knott Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
    • Piney Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
    • Rosedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Shady Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
    • Spring Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
    • Stone Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
    • Timberlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Timberlake is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • University Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • University Heights is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • View Point Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • View Point Place is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Place
    • Willow Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
    • Woodside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodside is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Overbrook to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Overbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Overbrook 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 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Overbrook 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 405 miles [651.8 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 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Overbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Overbrook 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Overbrook 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 Overbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8598, Longitude: -82.3779       In this case, the coordinates for Overbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.11 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.519 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.211 degrees.