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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 Pendleton Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pendleton Gardens 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 Pendleton Gardens:
- 34.642606, -82.780974
- 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 Pendleton Gardens
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Pendleton Gardens is near Pickens County and also Oconee 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 Oconee 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 Pendleton Gardens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pendleton Gardens ...
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.
- Adams Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adams Crossing is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Camelot is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cherrys Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherrys Crossing is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrys Crossing
- Harris Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Ferry is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ferry
- Masons Cross Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Masons Cross Road is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Cross Road
- Meadow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Brook is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Rose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Rose is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Rose
- New Light
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Light is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pickens Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pickens Ferry is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
- Poplar Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Cove is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cove
- Sandy Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shadow Wood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shadow Wood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
- Skyview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Skyview is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Welcome
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Welcome is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Pendleton Gardens 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 Pendleton Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pendleton Gardens and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pendleton Gardens to Anderson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 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- Pendleton Gardens) 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 Pendleton Gardens 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 Pendleton Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6426, Longitude: -82.7810 In this case, the coordinates for Pendleton Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.341 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.753 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.429 degrees. |
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