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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 Wedgefield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wedgefield 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 Wedgefield:
    • 34.809841, -82.253727
    • 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 Wedgefield
  • 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 Wedgefield is near Spartanburg County and also Laurens 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 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 Wedgefield

Communities Also Named Wedgefield ...

We found three communities that are also named Wedgefield.

There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Wedgefield.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Wedgefield in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Florence County
      • This Wedgefield is located in Florence County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wedgefield that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Wedgefield.
    • Sumter County
      • This Wedgefield is located in Sumter County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wedgefield that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Wedgefield.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • This Wedgefield is located in Orange County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the south of the Wedgefield that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Wedgefield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wedgefield ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Camelot is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Dove Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dove Tree is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Tree
  • Five Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Heritage Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Heritage Lakes is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Lakes
  • Holly Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Oak Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Oak Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Summerwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
  • Walkers Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Walkers Crossing is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
  • Woodland Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
  • Woodwinds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodwinds is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwinds

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wedgefield and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Wedgefield 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 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 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 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- Wedgefield) 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 Wedgefield 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 Wedgefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8098, Longitude: -82.2537       In this case, the coordinates for Wedgefield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.036 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.428 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.176 degrees.