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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 Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmetto Terrace 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 Terrace:
    • 34.826507, -82.474848
    • 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 Terrace
  • 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 Terrace 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 Palmetto Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmetto Terrace ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • City View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • City View is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
  • Elizabeth Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Elizabeth Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
  • Enchanted Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Enchanted Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Forest
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Forest Park is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Heathwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Heathwood is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Hughes Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
  • Plainview Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Plainview Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
  • Powderville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Powderville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
  • Quail Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Quail Haven is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
  • Supreme Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Supreme Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme Forest
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Tanglewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Tanglewood is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • View Point Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • View Point Place is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Place
    • Welcome
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Welcome is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • White Horse
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • White Horse is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • Woodside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodside is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Palmetto Terrace 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 Terrace 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 Terrace and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Palmetto Terrace 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>'

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 Terrace) 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 Terrace 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 Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8265, Longitude: -82.4748       In this case, the coordinates for Palmetto Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.166 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.578 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.258 degrees.