Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pinnacle Heights:
  • 34.979008, -82.019273
  • 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 Pinnacle Heights

• 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
  • Since Pinnacle Heights is near Greenville County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Pinnacle Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinnacle Heights ...

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.

• Camelot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Camelot is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Chestnut Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Lake is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Lake
• Fairforest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fairforest is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairforest <1>
• Forest Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Gary Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gary Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Creek
• Hickory Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hilltop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hilltop is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Lone Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Oak is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Peachtree Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Peachtree Gardens is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Gardens
• Quail Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Stone Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stone Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
• Willow Wood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Willow Wood is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood

How Far From Pinnacle Heights 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 Pinnacle Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Pinnacle Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'