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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 Sundance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sundance and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sundance:
    • 34.923737, -81.840936
    • 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 Sundance
  • 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
    • Since Sundance is near Union County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Sundance

Communities Also Named Sundance ...

We found seven communities that are also named Sundance.

Within South Carolina, the name Sundance is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Sundance lies 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sundance that is located in Spartanburg County.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Sundance is located in Hillsborough County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the south of the Sundance that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sundance.
    • Manitoba
      • This Sundance lies 1,598 miles [2,571.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sundance that is located in Spartanburg County.
    • Montana
      • Glacier County
      • This Sundance is located in Glacier County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sundance that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glacier County community of Sundance.
    • New Mexico
      • McKinley County
      • This Sundance is located in McKinley County and lies 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sundance that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Sundance.
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • This Sundance is located in Utah County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sundance that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Sundance.
    • Wyoming
      • Crook County
      • This Sundance is located in Crook County and lies 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sundance that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Sundance.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sundance ...

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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Converse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cypress Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cypress Creek is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
  • Farmfields
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmfields is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmfields
  • Hartwell Courts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hartwell Courts is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Courts
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Maryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Maryville is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Oak Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Oak Creek is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Rosewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rosewood is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Woodwind
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodwind is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind
  • Zion Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sundance and extending to:

  • Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Sundance to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 381 miles [613.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, 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 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sundance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Sundance 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 Sundance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9237, Longitude: -81.8409       In this case, the coordinates for Sundance have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.798 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.17 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.982 degrees.