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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 Roosevelt Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roosevelt Heights 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 Roosevelt Heights:
    • 34.839562, -82.382621
    • 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 Roosevelt Heights
  • 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
    • Since Roosevelt Heights is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Roosevelt Heights

Communities Also Named Roosevelt Heights ...

We found three communities that are also named Roosevelt Heights.

Within South Carolina, the name Roosevelt Heights is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Roosevelt Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roosevelt Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Roosevelt Heights.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Roosevelt Heights is located in Charles County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Roosevelt Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Roosevelt Heights.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Roosevelt Heights [Dallas County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roosevelt Heights ...

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.

  • Cherokee Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • Chestnut Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • City View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • City View is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
  • Elizabeth Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elizabeth Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
  • Forest View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Forest View is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Green Fields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Fields is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
  • Green Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hermitage Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
  • Hillandale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hillandale is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
  • Hughes Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
  • Kingsgate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Liberty Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
    • Marshall Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
    • Mountain Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Orchard Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
    • Paris
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Pine Knott Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
    • Piney Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
    • Rosedale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Royal Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Shady Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
    • Spring Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
    • Stone Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
    • Supreme Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Supreme Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme Forest
    • Tanglewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Tanglewood is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Timberlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Timberlake is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • University Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • University Heights is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • View Point Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 west)
      • Welcome is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • White Horse
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • White Horse is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • Willow Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
    • Woodside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodside is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Roosevelt Heights 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 Roosevelt Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roosevelt Heights and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Roosevelt Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roosevelt Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Roosevelt Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Roosevelt Heights 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 Roosevelt Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8396, Longitude: -82.3826       In this case, the coordinates for Roosevelt Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.112 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.519 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.218 degrees.