Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Simmon Tree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Simmon Tree and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Simmon Tree

• 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 Simmon Tree:
  • 34.846522, -81.503985
  • 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 Simmon Tree

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Simmon Tree is near York County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Simmon Tree

Curious and Interesting Names Near Simmon Tree ...

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.

• Beauty Spot ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beauty Spot is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Spot
• Borax ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Borax is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
• Bullock Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bullock Creek is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
• Cotton ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cotton is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
• Flat Rock ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Flat Rock is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Hoodtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoodtown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
• Hopewell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Kelly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelly is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• No Mans Land ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • No Mans Land is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Mans Land
• Pine Tree ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pine Tree is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
• Red Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill

How Far From Simmon Tree 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 Simmon Tree to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Simmon Tree once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Simmon Tree and extending to:

• Union, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Simmon Tree to Union, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 372 miles [598.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, 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 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'