Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Pine Grove Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Grove Hills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Grove Hills

• 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 Pine Grove Hills:
  • 34.218734, -82.143454
  • 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 Pine Grove Hills

• 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 Greenwood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
  • Since Pine Grove Hills is near Laurens County and also Abbeville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville 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 Pine Grove Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Grove Hills ...

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.

• Cedar Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Cherokee Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• Emerald Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Emerald Place is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Place
• Forest Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Forest Lake is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Greenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <1>
• Greenwood Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
• Harris
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harris is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Hill and Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hill and Dale is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
• Lodge Grounds
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lodge Grounds is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Grounds
• Raintree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Raintree is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• Rock Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rock Creek is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Timberlake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Timberlake is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
• Wheatfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wheatfield is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
• Windtree
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Windtree is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree

How Far From Pine Grove Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pine Grove Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pine Grove Hills and extending to:

• Greenwood, which is the Seat of Greenwood County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Grove Hills to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,321 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 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'