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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 Valley Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Haven 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 Valley Haven:
- 34.974005, -82.262058
- 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 Valley Haven
- 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 Valley Haven is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens 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 Pickens 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 Valley Haven
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Haven ...
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.
- Cane Brake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
- Chick Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Grey Fox Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Groveland Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Jordan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Kings ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kings is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Lakeview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Maple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pebble Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Peppertree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peppertree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Pinecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Riverdowns
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
- Sandy Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Serene Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Serene Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Heights
- Seven Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Silver Leaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Skyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Skyland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
How Far From Valley Haven 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 Valley Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Valley Haven and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Haven to Greenville, with an average speed<2> 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 96 miles [154.5 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 395 miles [635.7 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 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Haven) 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 Valley Haven 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 Valley Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9740, Longitude: -82.2621 In this case, the coordinates for Valley Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.044 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.46 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.134 degrees. |
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