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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 Palmetto Downs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmetto Downs 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 Palmetto Downs:
- 34.858451, -82.282616
- 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 Palmetto Downs
- 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 Palmetto Downs is near Spartanburg County and also Laurens 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 Laurens 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 Palmetto Downs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmetto Downs ...
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.
- Cane Brake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
- Cherokee Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Dove Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dove Tree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Tree
- Green Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Grey Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Heritage Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Lakes is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Lakes
- Hermitage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Kingsgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Mountain Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Oak Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Orchard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Riverdowns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Silver Leaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Spring Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Sugar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Mill is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mill
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Timberlake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Walkers Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers Crossing is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
How Far From Palmetto Downs 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 Palmetto Downs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Palmetto Downs and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Palmetto Downs 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 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 7,000 miles [11,265.4 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- Palmetto Downs) 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 Palmetto Downs 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 Palmetto Downs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8585, Longitude: -82.2826 In this case, the coordinates for Palmetto Downs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.054 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.455 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.174 degrees. |
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