Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smithfields:
  • 34.805950, -82.553463
  • 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 Smithfields

• 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Since Smithfields is near Anderson County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Smithfields

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithfields ...

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.

• Cherokee Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee Forest is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
• Forest Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Forest Park is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Heathwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Heathwood is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
• Holly Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Hill is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Kingsberry
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Kingsberry is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
• Longcreek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Longcreek is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
• Marshall Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall Heights is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
• Pageland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pageland is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pickensville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pickensville is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
  • Plainview Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Plainview Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
  • Powderville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Powderville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
  • Quail Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Quail Haven is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
  • Twinbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Twinbrook is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinbrook
  • Vista Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Vista Heights is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Smithfields and extending to:

• Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smithfields to Pickens, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'