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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Forest 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 Forest:
- 34.923455, -82.003993
- 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 Forest
- 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 West Forest 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 West Forest
Communities Also Named West Forest ...
We found two communities that are also named West Forest.
Within South Carolina, the name West Forest is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This West Forest is located in Newton County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Forest that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of West Forest.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This West Forest is located in Knox County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Forest that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of West Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Forest ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cold Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Fairforest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 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 southwest)
- Fox Hunt is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hunt
- Hidden Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hub City Courts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
- Park Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Pebblebrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pebblebrook is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Pinnacle Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pinnacle Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Heights
- Raintree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Raintree is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- River Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- River Edge is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Summerhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From West Forest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Forest and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from West Forest 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 387 miles [622.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9235, Longitude: -82.0040 In this case, the coordinates for West Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.893 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.279 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.046 degrees. |
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