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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 Raintree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raintree 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 Raintree:
- 34.915678, -81.986215
- 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 Raintree
- 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 Raintree is near Greenville County and also Union 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 Union 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 Raintree
Communities Also Named Raintree ...
We found ten communities that are also named Raintree.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Raintree.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Greenwood County
- This Raintree is located in Greenwood County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south of the Raintree that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Raintree.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Raintree is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km]<1> to the west of the Raintree that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Raintree.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Raintree is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Raintree that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Raintree.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Raintree is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Raintree that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Raintree.
- Onslow County
- This Raintree is located in Onslow County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the east of the Raintree that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Raintree.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Raintree is located in Weber County and lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Raintree that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Raintree.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Raintree is located in Albemarle County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Raintree that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Raintree.
- Prince William County
- This Raintree is located in Prince William County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km] to the northeast of the Raintree that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Raintree.
- Stafford County
- This Raintree is located in Stafford County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km] to the northeast of the Raintree that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Raintree.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Raintree is located in Dane County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Raintree that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Raintree.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raintree ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Camelot is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cold Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Fairforest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Hunt
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox Hunt is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hunt
- Hartwell Courts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Courts
- Hidden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hidden Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hub City Courts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
- Park Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Pebblebrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pebblebrook is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- River Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River Edge is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Summerhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Raintree 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 Raintree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Raintree and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Raintree 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 387 miles [622.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Raintree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Raintree 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 Raintree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9157, Longitude: -81.9862 In this case, the coordinates for Raintree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.882 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.266 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.041 degrees. |
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