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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 Rock Creek Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Creek Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rock Creek Acres:
    • 34.540382, -82.796250
    • 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 Rock Creek Acres
  • 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 Rock Creek Acres 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 Rock Creek Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Creek Acres ...

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.

  • Clearview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Clearview is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Green Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Forest is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Harris Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris Ferry is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ferry
  • Hidden Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hidden Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
  • Hunters Trail
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Trail is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Lakefront
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lakefront is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefront
  • Leisure Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Masons Cross Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Masons Cross Road is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Cross Road
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • New Light
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • New Light is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
    • Quail Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Quail Creek is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Regency Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Regency Woods is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
    • Sandy Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadow Wood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shadow Wood is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
    • Stonehaven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stonehaven is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rock Creek Acres 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 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Rock Creek Acres 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 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 438 miles [704.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Creek Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek Acres 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 Rock Creek Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5404, Longitude: -82.7963       In this case, the coordinates for Rock Creek Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.347 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.747 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.462 degrees.