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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 Paris Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paris Point 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 Paris Point:
- 34.922895, -82.414010
- 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 Paris Point
- 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 Paris Point 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 Paris Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paris Point ...
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.
- City View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Enchanted Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enchanted Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Forest
- Forest View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Hillandale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillandale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hughes Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Liberty Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Little Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Texas is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Mountain Shadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountain Shadows is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
- Oak Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hollow is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pebble Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Pine Knott Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Piney Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Shady Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Stone Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Sunny Slopes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Slopes is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
- Travelers Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- View Point Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- View Point Place is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Place
- Willow Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Paris Point 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 community such as Paris Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Paris Point and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Paris Point to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 404 miles [650.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paris Point) 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 Paris Point 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 Paris Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9229, Longitude: -82.4140 In this case, the coordinates for Paris Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.132 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.553 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.208 degrees. |
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