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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 Piney Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piney Ridge 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 Piney Ridge:
- 34.894006, -82.347896
- 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 Piney Ridge
- 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 Piney Ridge is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Piney Ridge
Communities Also Named Piney Ridge ...
We found three communities that are also named Piney Ridge.
Within South Carolina, the name Piney Ridge is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Piney Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Piney Ridge that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Piney Ridge.
- Michigan
- Mason County
- This Piney Ridge is located in Mason County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Piney Ridge that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Piney Ridge.
- North Carolina
- Sampson County
- This Piney Ridge is located in Sampson County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the east of the Piney Ridge that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Piney Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney Ridge ...
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
(Less than 2 miles 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 west)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Grey Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Hermitage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Kingsgate
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Liberty Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Pebble Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pine Knott Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles 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 northeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Shady Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Spring Forest
(Less than 2 miles 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 southwest)
- Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Timberlake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Willow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Piney Ridge 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 Piney Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Piney Ridge and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Piney Ridge 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 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Piney Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Piney Ridge 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 Piney Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8940, Longitude: -82.3479 In this case, the coordinates for Piney Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.093 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.504 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.19 degrees. |
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