Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pritchard Creek:
  • 34.538438, -82.759860
  • 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 Pritchard Creek

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Pritchard Creek is near Oconee County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Pritchard Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pritchard Creek ...

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.

• Centerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Clearview
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Clearview is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Green Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Green Forest is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
• Hidden Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hidden Lake is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
• Hunters Trail
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunters Trail is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Indian Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Leisure Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
• Masons Cross Road
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Masons Cross Road is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Cross Road
• Quail Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Quail Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
• Regency Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Regency Woods is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
• Stonehaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stonehaven is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven

How Far From Pritchard Creek 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 Pritchard Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Pritchard Creek 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'