Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Oxford Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oxford Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oxford Acres

• 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 Oxford Acres:
  • 34.799562, -82.449848
  • 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 Oxford 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 Oxford Acres is near Anderson County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Oxford Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oxford 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.

• Chestnut Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hills is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
• Elizabeth Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Elizabeth Heights is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
• Plainview Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Plainview Heights is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
• Powderville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Powderville is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
• Quail Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Haven is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
• Rockvale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockvale is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
• Supreme Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Supreme Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme Forest
• Tanglewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Tanglewood is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Welcome
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Welcome is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
• White Horse
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • White Horse is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
• Woodside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Woodside is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Oxford 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 Oxford Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Oxford 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 411 miles [661.4 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 6,308 miles [10,151.7 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>'