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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 Sunny Slopes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunny Slopes 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 Sunny Slopes:
- 34.983450, -82.452899
- 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 Sunny Slopes
- 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 Sunny Slopes is near Pickens County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Sunny Slopes
Communities Also Named Sunny Slopes ...
We found two communities that are also named Sunny Slopes.
Within South Carolina, the name Sunny Slopes is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the south of the Sunny Slopes that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunny Slopes.
- Indiana
- Monroe County
- This Sunny Slopes is located in Monroe County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunny Slopes that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Sunny Slopes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny Slopes ...
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.
- Dacusville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Enchanted Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Enchanted Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Forest
- Hillandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillandale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hughes Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
- Indian Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Little Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Locust Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Mountain Shadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Shadows is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
- Oak Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hollow is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Paris Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Point is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Point
- Pebble Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Sandy Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Tigerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Travelers Rest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Sunny Slopes 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 Sunny Slopes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunny Slopes and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunny Slopes to Greenville, with an average speed<3> 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 105 miles [169 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Sunny Slopes) 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 Sunny Slopes 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 Sunny Slopes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9834, Longitude: -82.4529 In this case, the coordinates for Sunny Slopes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.155 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.589 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.207 degrees. |
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