Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Utica, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Utica and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Utica
- 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 Utica:
- 34.678958, -82.931761
- 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 Utica
- 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Since Utica is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Utica ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Utica.
Within South Carolina, the name Utica is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Fergus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Utica [Fergus County].
- Judith Basin County
- This Utica is located in Judith Basin County and lies 1,640 miles [2,639.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Utica that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Judith Basin County community of Utica.
- Nebraska
- Seward County
- This Utica is located in Seward County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Utica that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Utica.
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Utica [York County].
- New York
- Ohio
- Knox County
- This Utica is located in Knox County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<2> to the north of the Utica that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Utica.
- Warren County
- This Utica is located in Warren County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the north of the Utica that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Utica.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Utica is located in Dane County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Utica that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Utica.
- Waukesha County
- This Utica is located in Waukesha County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the north northwest of the Utica that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Utica.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Utica ...
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.
- Bent Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Cherokee Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gardens
- Cherokee Gardens is located in Oconee County
- Cove Inlet
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Inlet
- Cove Inlet is located in Oconee County
- Doris Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doris Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris Heights
- Doris Heights is located in Oconee County
- Enchanted Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Enchanted Hills is located in Oconee County
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Grover Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Square
- Grover Square is located in Oconee County
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
- Lakeview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Oconee County
- Normandy Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Shores
- Normandy Shores is located in Oconee County
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Singing Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singing Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Pines
- Singing Pines is located in Oconee County
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- Springbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Oconee County
- Thriftwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thriftwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thriftwood
- Thriftwood is located in Oconee County
- Village Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
- Village Creek is located in Oconee County
- Vista Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Grove
- Vista Grove is located in Oconee County
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Oconee County
- Springbrook
How Far From Utica 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 Utica to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Utica and extending to:
- Walhalla, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Utica to Walhalla, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Utica. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Utica 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. |
| <2> | 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- Utica) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Utica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6790, Longitude: -82.9318 |
| <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 Utica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Utica 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 311.43 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.861 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.478 degrees. |