Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandy Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Flat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sandy Flat
- 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 Sandy Flat:
- 34.994005, -82.344839
- 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 Sandy Flat
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Sandy Flat is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- eBird sighting report for Pickens 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Flat ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Chick Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chick Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Green Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Groveland Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
- Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Holiday Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Kings ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Little Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Little Texas is located in Greenville County
- Locust Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Locust Hill is located in Greenville County
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Nursery ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oak Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Oak Hollow is located in Greenville County
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Paris Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Point
- Paris Point is located in Greenville County
- Pebble Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
- Peppertree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppertree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Peppertree is located in Greenville County
- Piney Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Greenville County
- Seven Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Shady Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Skyland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Sunny Slopes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Slopes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
- Sunny Slopes is located in Greenville County
- Tigerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville
- Tigerville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigerville <3>
- Travelers Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
- Travelers Rest is located in Greenville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Travelers Rest <3>
- Willow Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Oak Hollow
How Far From Sandy Flat 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 Sandy Flat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sandy Flat and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Flat to Greenville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 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 397 miles [638.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Flat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Sandy Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9940, Longitude: -82.3448 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Flat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sandy Flat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.092 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.518 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.161 degrees. |