Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wellington West:
  • 34.889011, -82.005659
  • 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 Wellington West

• 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 Wellington West is near Greenville County and also Union 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 Union 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 Wellington West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellington West ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Camelot is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cold Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Fairforest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fairforest is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairforest <1>
• Forest Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Fox Hunt
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fox Hunt is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hunt
• Greenridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenridge is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
• Hidden Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hidden Hills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
• Park Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
• Pebblebrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pebblebrook is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
• Poplar Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Raintree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Raintree is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• River Edge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • River Edge is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
• Summerhill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
• Twin Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wellington West and extending to:

• Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Wellington West to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 389 miles [626 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'