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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 Stuart Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stuart Heights 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 Stuart Heights:
- 35.091239, -81.632596
- 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 Stuart Heights
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Stuart Heights is near Cleveland County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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 Stuart Heights
Communities Also Named Stuart Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Stuart Heights.
Within South Carolina, the name Stuart Heights is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Stuart Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Stuart Heights is located in Hamilton County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the west of the Stuart Heights that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Stuart Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stuart Heights ...
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 Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Ferry is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
- Cherokee Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- College Park is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Garden Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Park is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Glenhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenhaven is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
- Grassy Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Pond is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Pond
- Harmony Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harmony Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
- Hillbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillbrook is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Kings Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Park is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lawn ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pleasant Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Meadows is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Meadows
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Hollow is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rosehill Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rosehill Park is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Park
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Stuart Heights 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 Stuart Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stuart Heights and extending to:
- Gaffney, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Stuart Heights 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 5 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 365 miles [587.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stuart Heights) 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 Stuart Heights 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 Stuart Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0912, Longitude: -81.6326 In this case, the coordinates for Stuart Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.679 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.057 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.853 degrees. |
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