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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 Ware Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ware Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ware Place:
    • 34.627894, -82.390957
    • 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 Ware Place
  • 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 Ware Place is near Anderson County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Ware Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ware Place ...

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.

  • Cheddar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cheddar is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheddar
  • Cherokee Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
  • Fern Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fern Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
  • Fork Shoals
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
  • Friendship
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Friendship is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Golden Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
  • Green Pond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Green Pond is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • Hunters Woods
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Woods is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
  • Idlewild
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Idlewild is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Lickville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lickville is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
  • Moonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Moonville is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
  • Pecan Terrace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Terrace is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Powderhorn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Powderhorn is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn
    • Rockvale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Rockvale is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
    • Royal Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Sunset Forest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Forest
    • Woodhedge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge

How Far From Ware Place 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 Ware Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ware Place to Greenville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 417 miles [671.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Ware Place) 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 Ware Place 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 Ware Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6279, Longitude: -82.3910       In this case, the coordinates for Ware Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.113 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.49 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.28 degrees.