Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Piercetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piercetown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Piercetown
- 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 Piercetown:
- 34.656779, -82.592632
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Piercetown
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Piercetown is near Greenville County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- eBird sighting report for Pickens 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Piercetown ...
We found one communities that share the name Piercetown.
Within South Carolina, the name Piercetown is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Piercetown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Newton County
- This Piercetown is located in Newton County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Piercetown that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Piercetown.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Piercetown ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Anderson County
- Cedarwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Cheddar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Anderson County
- Forest Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Anderson County
- Fox Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
- Fox Valley is located in Anderson County
- Harpers Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ridge
- Harpers Ridge is located in Anderson County
- Heather Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
- Hill and Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill and Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
- Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
- Holly Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
- Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
- Kings Court
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Kings Court is located in Anderson County
- Kingswood Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
- Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
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- Long Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Long Meadows is located in Anderson County
- Pinecrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Quail Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
- Summer Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
- Summer Place is located in Anderson County
- Sweet Gum Trail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Gum Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
- Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
- Welcome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Meadows
How Far From Piercetown 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 Piercetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Piercetown and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Piercetown 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 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 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piercetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Piercetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Piercetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6568, Longitude: -82.5926 In this case, the coordinates for Piercetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Piercetown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.231 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.629 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.351 degrees. |