Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Piedmont Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piedmont Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Piedmont Park

• 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 Piedmont Park:
  • 34.908728, -82.364564
  • 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 Piedmont Park

• 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 Piedmont Park is near Pickens County and also Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg 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 Piedmont Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piedmont Park ...

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.

• Cherokee Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
• Forest View
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest View is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
• Green Fields
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Fields is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
• Green Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
• Green Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Green Hills is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Grey Fox Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
• Hermitage Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
• Hillandale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hillandale is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
• Kingsgate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
• Liberty Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
• Nursery ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Nursery is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
• Oak Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hollow is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
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  • Paris
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Paris is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Paris Point is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Point
  • Pebble Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
  • Peppertree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Peppertree is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
  • Pine Knott Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
  • Piney Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Seven Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
  • Shady Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
  • Spring Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
  • Stone Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
  • Timberlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Timberlake is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • University Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • University Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • Willow Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights

How Far From Piedmont Park 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 Piedmont Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Piedmont Park and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Piedmont Park 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 402 miles [647 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 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'