Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Teton 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 Teton Forest:
  • 34.910395, -82.247058
  • 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 Teton 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 Teton Forest is near Spartanburg County and also Laurens 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 Laurens 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 Teton Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Teton 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.

• Cane Brake
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
• Chick Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
• Grey Fox Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
• Groveland Dell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
• Kings ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Kings is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
• Lakeview Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Maple
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Maple is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Maplewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Pleasant Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Quail Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Riverdowns
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
• Silver Leaf
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
• Sugar Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Sugar Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sugar Mill is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mill

How Far From Teton 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 Teton 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 Teton Forest and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Teton Forest to Greenville, with an average speed<2> 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 93 miles [149.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 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 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'