Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tumbling Shoals, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tumbling Shoals and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tumbling Shoals
- 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 Tumbling Shoals:
- 34.505673, -82.224835
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tumbling Shoals
- 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 Laurens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Laurens County
- Since Tumbling Shoals is near Abbeville County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tumbling Shoals ...
We found one communities that share the name Tumbling Shoals.
Within South Carolina, the name Tumbling Shoals is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Tumbling Shoals in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Cleburne County
- This Tumbling Shoals is located in Cleburne County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the west of the Tumbling Shoals that is located in Laurens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Tumbling Shoals.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tumbling Shoals ...
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.
- Blue Heaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Heaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heaven
- Blue Heaven is located in Abbeville County
- Doubling ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Edens ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Erie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Fork Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Anderson County
- Gray Court
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Court
- Gray Court is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray Court <3>
- Green Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Hickory Tavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tavern
- Hickory Tavern is located in Laurens County
- Jones ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Lickville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Poplar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Laurens County
- Reedy River ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy River
- Reedy River is located in Laurens County
How Far From Tumbling Shoals 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 Tumbling Shoals to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Tumbling Shoals once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tumbling Shoals and extending to:
- Laurens, which is the Seat of Laurens County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Tumbling Shoals to Laurens, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 417 miles [671.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tumbling Shoals) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tumbling Shoals. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5057, Longitude: -82.2248 In this case, the coordinates for Tumbling Shoals have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tumbling Shoals, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Tumbling Shoals to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.014 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.359 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.248 degrees. |