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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 Quail Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quail Haven 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 Quail Haven:
- 34.823173, -82.495683
- 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 Quail Haven
- 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Since Quail Haven is near Greenville County and also Anderson 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 Anderson 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 Quail Haven
Communities Also Named Quail Haven ...
We found one communities that are also named Quail Haven.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Quail Haven.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Lancaster County
- This Quail Haven is located in Lancaster County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east of the Quail Haven that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Quail Haven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quail Haven ...
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.
- Chestnut Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- City View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Elizabeth Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
- Enchanted Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enchanted Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Forest
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Park is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Heathwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heathwood is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
- Hughes Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
- Kingsberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kingsberry is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
- Longcreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longcreek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
- Pageland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pageland is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
- Plainview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plainview Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Powderville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Supreme Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Supreme Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme Forest
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Twinbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Twinbrook is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinbrook
- View Point Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- View Point Place is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Place
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- White Horse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Quail Haven 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 Quail Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quail Haven and extending to:
- Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Quail Haven to Pickens, with an average speed<2> 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 412 miles [663 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quail Haven) 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 Quail Haven 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 Quail Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8232, Longitude: -82.4957 In this case, the coordinates for Quail Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.178 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.592 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.267 degrees. |
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