Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Water Oaks:
  • 34.876232, -82.075384
  • 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 Water Oaks

• 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
  • Since Water Oaks is near Greenville County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Water Oaks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Water Oaks ...

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.

• Cashville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cashville is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
• Cold Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Fox Hunt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Hunt is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hunt
• Green Pond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Greenridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenridge is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
• Holly Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Tree is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Tree
• Pebblebrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pebblebrook is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
• Poplar Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Raintree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Raintree is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• River Edge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • River Edge is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
• Twin Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Water Oaks 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 Water Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Water Oaks to Spartanburg, with an average speed<2> 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 84 miles [135.2 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 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 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'