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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 Pickens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pickens 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 Pickens:
- 34.883718, -82.707507
- 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 Pickens
- 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Since Pickens is near Oconee County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Pickens
Communities Also Named Pickens ...
We found six communities that are also named Pickens.
Within South Carolina, the name Pickens is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Desha County
- This Pickens is located in Desha County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the west of the Pickens that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Pickens.
- White County
- This Pickens is located in White County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km] to the west of the Pickens that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Pickens.
- Mississippi
- Holmes County
- This Pickens is located in Holmes County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pickens that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Pickens.
- Oklahoma
- McCurtain County
- This Pickens is located in McCurtain County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pickens that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Pickens.
- Texas
- Henderson County
- This Pickens is located in Henderson County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pickens that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Pickens.
- West Virginia
- Randolph County
- This Pickens is located in Randolph County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pickens that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Pickens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pickens ...
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.
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Cedar Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Rock is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Cherokee Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Crow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Hill is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshall Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Heights is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Pearidge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearidge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearidge
- Pickensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Prices Store ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prices Store is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
- Rosewood Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Terrapin Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Terrapin Crossroads is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Crossroads
- Vista Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vista Heights is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
- Whispering Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Pickens 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 city such as Pickens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pickens and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Pickens to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,896 miles [7,879.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pickens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pickens 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 Pickens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8837, Longitude: -82.7075 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.303 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.744 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.335 degrees. |
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