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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 Pacolet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pacolet 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 Pacolet:
- 34.899530, -81.762161
- 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 Pacolet
- 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Pacolet is near Union County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Pacolet
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pacolet ...
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.
- Cherry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Converse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kennedy Mill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mill
- Maryville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maryville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Mean Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mean Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mean Crossroads
- Meansville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meansville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meansville
- Oak Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Quail Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Hollow is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rosewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Sundance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sundance is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
- Woodwind
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodwind is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind
How Far From Pacolet to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Pacolet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pacolet and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pacolet to Spartanburg, with an average speed<3> 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 379 miles [609.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pacolet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pacolet 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 Pacolet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8995, Longitude: -81.7622 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.752 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.114 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.958 degrees. |
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