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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 Silverstreet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silverstreet 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 Silverstreet:
- 34.217919, -81.715339
- 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 Silverstreet
- 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 Newberry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry County
- Since Silverstreet is near Saluda County and also Greenwood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saluda County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood 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 Silverstreet
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silverstreet ...
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.
- Bush River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bush River is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
- Chapmans Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapmans Crossroads is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmans Crossroads
- Deadfall Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deadfall Crossroads is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadfall Crossroads
- Devils Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Devils Cross Roads is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Cross Roads
- Gary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gary is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Longshore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longshore is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshore
- Mudlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scurry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scurry is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scurry
- Spearman ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spearman is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman
- Stoney Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
How Far From Silverstreet to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Silverstreet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Silverstreet and extending to:
- Newberry, which is the Seat of Newberry County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Silverstreet to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Silverstreet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Silverstreet 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 Silverstreet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2179, Longitude: -81.7153 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.715 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.974 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.13 degrees. |
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