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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 Tyger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tyger 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 Tyger:
- 35.084559, -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 Tyger
- 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 Tyger is near Spartanburg County and also Polk 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Tyger
Communities Also Named Tyger ...
We found one communities that are also named Tyger.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Tyger.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Spartanburg County
- This Tyger is located in Spartanburg County and lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tyger that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Tyger.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tyger ...
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.
- Five Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Five Oaks is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Glassy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glassy is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Holiday Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Jordan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Little Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Chicago is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Mascot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mascot is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Skyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Skyland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Tigerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Tyger 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 Tyger 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<3> community of Tyger once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tyger and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tyger to Greenville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Tyger) 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> | 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 Tyger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Tyger 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 Tyger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0846, Longitude: -82.2471 In this case, the coordinates for Tyger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.037 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.467 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.097 degrees. |
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