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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 Spring Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Forest 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 Spring Forest:
- 34.870951, -82.335952
- 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 Spring Forest
- 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 Spring Forest 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 Spring Forest
Communities Also Named Spring Forest ...
We found two communities that are also named Spring Forest.
Within South Carolina, the name Spring Forest is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Spring Forest is located in Jefferson County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Forest that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Spring Forest.
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Spring Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Forest ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Forest View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Grey Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Hermitage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Kingsgate
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Liberty Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Mountain Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Orchard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pine Knott Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Piney Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shady Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Stone Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- University Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Willow Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Spring Forest 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 Spring Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Forest 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 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Spring Forest to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Forest) 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 Spring Forest 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 Spring Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8710, Longitude: -82.3360 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.085 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.493 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.191 degrees. |
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