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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 Tigerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tigerville 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 Tigerville:
    • 35.066811, -82.372126
    • 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 Tigerville
  • 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 Tigerville is near Henderson County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Tigerville

Communities Also Named Tigerville ...

We found three communities that are also named Tigerville.

Within South Carolina, the name Tigerville is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • This Tigerville is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tigerville that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint John the Baptist Parish community of Tigerville.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This Tigerville is located in Pennington County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tigerville that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Tigerville.
    • Texas
      • Polk County
      • This Tigerville is located in Polk County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tigerville that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Tigerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tigerville ...

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.

  • Chestnut Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Springs is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Springs
  • Cross Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Plains is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Glassy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glassy is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jordan is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Little Texas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Little Texas is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
  • Locust Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Locust Hill is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Mitchell ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mitchell is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Sandy Flat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
  • Skyland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Skyland is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
  • Sunny Slopes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunny Slopes is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Terry ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Terry is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Terry Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Terry Creek is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Creek
    • Travelers Rest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood Park ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Wildwood Park is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park

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

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Tigerville to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five 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 395 miles [635.7 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 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tigerville) 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 Tigerville 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 Tigerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0668, Longitude: -82.3721    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.11 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.549 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.152 degrees.