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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 Shannon Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shannon Forest 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 Shannon Forest:
- 34.918734, -81.972048
- 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 Shannon Forest
- 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 Shannon Forest is near Union County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Shannon Forest
Communities Also Named Shannon Forest ...
We found three communities that are also named Shannon Forest.
Within South Carolina, the name Shannon Forest is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Shannon Forest is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shannon Forest that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Shannon Forest.
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This Shannon Forest is located in Rockingham County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shannon Forest that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Shannon Forest.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Shannon Forest is located in Harris County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shannon Forest that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Shannon Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shannon Forest ...
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 northwest)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Hunt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Hunt is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hunt
- Hartwell Courts
(2 miles [3.2 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 south)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Raintree
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Raintree is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- River Edge
(3 miles [4.8 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
How Far From Shannon Forest 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 Shannon Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shannon Forest 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 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Shannon Forest 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 386 miles [621.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 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' (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- Shannon Forest) 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 Shannon Forest 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 Shannon Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9187, Longitude: -81.9720 In this case, the coordinates for Shannon Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.874 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.257 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.035 degrees. |
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