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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 Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmetto Estates 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 Palmetto Estates:
    • 34.951506, -82.193167
    • 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 Estates
  • 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 Palmetto Estates is near Greenville County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Estates

Communities Also Named Palmetto Estates ...

We found four communities that are also named Palmetto Estates.

There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Palmetto Estates.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Beaufort County
      • This Palmetto Estates is located in Beaufort County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Palmetto Estates that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Palmetto Estates.
    • Florence County
      • This Palmetto Estates is located in Florence County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Palmetto Estates that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Palmetto Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Palmetto Estates is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the south of the Palmetto Estates that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Palmetto Estates.
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This Palmetto Estates is located in Lee County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the west of the Palmetto Estates that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Palmetto Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmetto Estates ...

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.

  • Harveytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harveytown is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Holiday Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Holly Hill Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Holly Hill Heights is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Heights
  • Holly Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holly Springs is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Kings ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kings is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Lakeview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Maple
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Maplewood is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Pinecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pinecrest is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Pleasant Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Serene Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Serene Heights is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Heights

How Far From Palmetto Estates 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 Palmetto Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmetto Estates and extending to:

  • Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Palmetto Estates to Spartanburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 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 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palmetto Estates) 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 Estates 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 Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9515, Longitude: -82.1932       In this case, the coordinates for Palmetto Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.003 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.41 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.113 degrees.