Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Varennes Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Varennes Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Varennes Heights

• 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 Varennes Heights:
  • 34.467884, -82.670134
  • 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 Varennes Heights

• 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Varennes Heights is near Hart County and also Abbeville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville 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 Varennes Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Varennes Heights ...

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.

• Cherokee Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cherokee Farms is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Farms
• Clover Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clover Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Cloverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Evergreen Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
• Flat Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Flat Rock is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Heritage Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Homeland Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
• Indian Trail
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Indian Trail is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
• Lyonswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lyonswood is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
• Meadow Fields
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Fields is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Fields
• Meadow Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Meadow Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Mountain Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek

How Far From Varennes Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Varennes Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Varennes Heights and extending to:

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Varennes Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'