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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 Travelers Rest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Travelers Rest 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 Travelers Rest:
- 34.965909, -82.441442
- 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 Travelers Rest
- 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 Travelers Rest 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 Travelers Rest
Communities Also Named Travelers Rest ...
We found two communities that are also named Travelers Rest.
Within South Carolina, the name Travelers Rest is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coosa County
- This Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Travelers Rest that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Travelers Rest.
- Georgia
- Macon County
- This Travelers Rest is located in Macon County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Travelers Rest that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Travelers Rest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Travelers Rest ...
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 west)
- Enchanted Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enchanted Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Forest
- Forest View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Hillandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillandale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hughes Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Little Texas
(2 miles [3.2 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Shadows is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
- Oak Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hollow is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Point is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Point
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pebble Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Pine Knott Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Sandy Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Shady Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Sunny Slopes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunny Slopes is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
- View Point Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- View Point Place is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Place
- Willow Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Travelers Rest 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 city such as Travelers Rest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Travelers Rest and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Travelers Rest 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 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 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Travelers Rest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Travelers Rest 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 Travelers Rest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9659, Longitude: -82.4414 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.149 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.579 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.207 degrees. |
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