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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 West Anderson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Anderson and the surrounding area.
- 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 West Anderson:
- 34.502050, -82.688190
- 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 West Anderson
- 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 West Anderson is near Hart County and also Oconee 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 Oconee 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 West Anderson
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Anderson ...
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.
- Cedarwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cherokee Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherokee Farms is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Farms
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Evergreen Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Forest is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Heritage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
- Holly Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
- Homeland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Indian Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indian Trail is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Lyonswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyonswood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
- Meadow Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Regency Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Regency Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Regency Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Regency Woods is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Spring Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Stonehaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonehaven is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
How Far From West Anderson 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 West Anderson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Anderson and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the East.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from West Anderson 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 435 miles [700.1 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 6,332 miles [10,190.4 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 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Anderson) 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 West Anderson 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 West Anderson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5020, Longitude: -82.6882 In this case, the coordinates for West Anderson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.284 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.668 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.43 degrees. |
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