Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sunset Forest:
  • 34.775119, -82.330398
  • 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 Sunset 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 Sunset Forest is near Laurens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Sunset Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset 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.

• Camelot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Camelot is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cherokee Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Heights is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
• Fern Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fern Creek is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
• Heritage Lakes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Lakes is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Lakes
• Holly Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Idlewild
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Idlewild is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Marshall Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
• Pecan Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pecan Terrace is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
• Royal Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Summerwoods
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
• Woodhedge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge
• Woodland Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
• Woodwinds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodwinds is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwinds

How Far From Sunset Forest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sunset Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Sunset 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'