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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 Silver Leaf, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Leaf 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 Silver Leaf:
    • 34.894562, -82.282060
    • 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 Silver Leaf
  • 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 Silver Leaf is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Silver Leaf

Communities Also Named Silver Leaf ...

We found two communities that are also named Silver Leaf.

Within South Carolina, the name Silver Leaf is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Floyd County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Silver Leaf [Floyd County].
      • Montgomery County
      • This Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Silver Leaf that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Silver Leaf.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Leaf ...

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.

  • Cane Brake
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
  • Cherokee Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • Chick Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
  • Dove Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dove Tree is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Tree
  • Green Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Fields is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
  • Green Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Green Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Grey Fox Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
  • Groveland Dell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
  • Hermitage Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
  • Kings ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Kingsgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Lakeview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Maple
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Maple is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
    • Mountain Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Nursery ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Nursery is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
    • Orchard Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
    • Peppertree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Peppertree is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
    • Piney Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
    • Pleasant Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Quail Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Riverdowns
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rosedale is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Seven Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Spring Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
    • Sugar Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Sugar Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sugar Mill is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mill
    • Timberlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Timberlake is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

How Far From Silver Leaf 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 Silver Leaf to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Silver Leaf 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Silver Leaf 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silver Leaf) 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 Silver Leaf 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 Silver Leaf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8946, Longitude: -82.2821       In this case, the coordinates for Silver Leaf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.054 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.46 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.164 degrees.