Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Quail Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quail Hollow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Quail Hollow
- 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 Hollow:
- 34.726528, -81.178699
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Quail Hollow
- 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Since Quail Hollow is near York County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Quail Hollow ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Quail Hollow.
There are six communities within South Carolina that are also named Quail Hollow.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Aiken County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Aiken County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Quail Hollow.
- Anderson County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Quail Hollow.
- Cherokee County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Cherokee County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Quail Hollow.
- Darlington County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Darlington County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Quail Hollow.
- Lexington County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Lexington County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Quail Hollow.
- Spartanburg County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Spartanburg County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Quail Hollow.
- Aiken County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Tuolumne County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,174 miles [3,498.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Quail Hollow.
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Camden County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the south of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Quail Hollow.
- Fayette County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Quail Hollow.
- Richmond County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Richmond County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Quail Hollow.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Quail Hollow is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Quail Hollow.
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Talbot County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Quail Hollow.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Alamance County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Quail Hollow.
- Forsyth County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Quail Hollow.
- Henderson County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Quail Hollow.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Quail Hollow.
- Nash County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Nash County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the east northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Quail Hollow.
- Wake County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Wake County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Quail Hollow.
- Wilson County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Wilson County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the east northeast of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Quail Hollow.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Wood County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Quail Hollow.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Hamblen County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Quail Hollow.
- Hamilton County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Hamilton County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km] to the west of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Quail Hollow.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Harris County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Quail Hollow.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Davis County and lies 1,722 miles [2,771.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Quail Hollow.
- Salt Lake County
- This Quail Hollow is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,713 miles [2,756.8 km] to the west northwest of the Quail Hollow that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Quail Hollow.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quail Hollow ...
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 Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Chester County
- Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
- Eureka Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Lewis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Mountain Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lakes
- Mountain Lakes is located in Chester County
- Rodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Springwood Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Lakes
- Springwood Lakes is located in Chester County
- Stringfellow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfellow
- Stringfellow is located in Chester County
How Far From Quail Hollow 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 Quail Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quail Hollow and extending to:
- Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Quail Hollow to Columbia, with an average speed<4> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quail Hollow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quail Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7265, Longitude: -81.1787 In this case, the coordinates for Quail Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hollow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.413 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.70 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.78 degrees. |