Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sherwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherwood Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sherwood Acres
- 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 Sherwood Acres:
- 34.914290, -81.943159
- 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 Sherwood 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Sherwood Acres is near Union County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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
Communities Also Named Sherwood Acres ...
We found four communities that share the name Sherwood Acres.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Sherwood Acres.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Lancaster County
- This Sherwood Acres is located in Lancaster County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sherwood Acres that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Sherwood Acres.
- Lancaster County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Sherwood Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sherwood Acres that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Sherwood Acres.
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- This Sherwood Acres is located in Dougherty County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sherwood Acres that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Sherwood Acres.
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Sherwood Acres is located in Pitt County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the east of the Sherwood Acres that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Sherwood Acres.
- Delaware
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherwood 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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
- Hartwell Courts
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartwell Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Courts
- Hartwell Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Hidden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hidden Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Hub City Courts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
- Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Park Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Pebblebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebblebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Pebblebrook is located in Spartanburg County
- Raintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Summerhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County
- Woodwind
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Sherwood Acres 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 Sherwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherwood Acres and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Sherwood 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 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 385 miles [619.6 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 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sherwood Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Sherwood Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sherwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9143, Longitude: -81.9432 In this case, the coordinates for Sherwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Sherwood Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.857 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.237 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.025 degrees. |