Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Twin Brooks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Brooks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Twin Brooks
- 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 Twin Brooks:
- 35.045952, -82.009273
- 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 Twin Brooks
- 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Twin Brooks is near Cherokee County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Twin Brooks ...
We found five communities that share the name Twin Brooks.
Within South Carolina, the name Twin Brooks is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Twin Brooks is located in Lauderdale County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the west of the Twin Brooks that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Twin Brooks.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Twin Brooks is located in Marion County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Twin Brooks that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Twin Brooks.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Twin Brooks that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Twin Brooks.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Twin Brooks [York County].
- South Dakota
- Grant County
- This Twin Brooks is located in Grant County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Twin Brooks that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Twin Brooks.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Brooks ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <3>
- Brown Arrow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Arrow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Arrow
- Brown Arrow is located in Spartanburg County
- Chestnut Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Lake
- Chestnut Lake is located in Spartanburg County
- Ferndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Lone Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Mountainbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Mountainbrook is located in Spartanburg County
- Peachtree Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachtree Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Gardens
- Peachtree Gardens is located in Spartanburg County
- Pinnacle Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Heights
- Pinnacle Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Spartanburg County
- Rainbow Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Park
- Rainbow Park is located in Spartanburg County
- Stone Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Stone Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Twin Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
- Twin Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Willow Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Willow Wood is located in Spartanburg County
How Far From Twin Brooks 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 Twin Brooks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twin Brooks and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Twin Brooks to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 381 miles [613.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Twin Brooks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/
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- Twin Brooks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twin Brooks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0460, Longitude: -82.0093 In this case, the coordinates for Twin Brooks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Twin Brooks could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Twin Brooks 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 310.897 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.302 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.014 degrees. |