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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 View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West View 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 View:
- 34.925122, -81.993160
- 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 View
- 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 View 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 View
Communities Also Named West View ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named West View.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named West View.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Abbeville County
- This West View is located in Abbeville County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of West View.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This West View is located in Hillsborough County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the south of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of West View.
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This West View is located in Caroline County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of West View.
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This West View is located in Hinds County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of West View.
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- This West View is located in Bergen County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of West View.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This West View is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the north of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of West View.
- Trumbull County
- This West View is located in Trumbull County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the north of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of West View.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This West View is located in Allegheny County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of West View.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This West View is located in Hamilton County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the west of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of West View.
- Knox County
- This West View is located in Knox County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the northwest of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of West View.
- Vermont
- Chittenden County
- This West View is located in Chittenden County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of West View.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This West View is located in Augusta County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of West View.
- Goochland County
- This West View is located in Goochland County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the northeast of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of West View.
- Roanoke City
- This West View is located in Roanoke City and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the north northeast of the West View that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of West View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West View ...
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 southwest)
- Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Fairforest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Hartwell Courts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartwell Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Courts
- Hidden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hidden Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hub City Courts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
- Park Hills
(2 miles [3.2 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
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 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 View 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 View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West View 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 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from West View 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 4,862 miles [7,824.6 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 View) 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 View 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 View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9251, Longitude: -81.9932 In this case, the coordinates for West View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.886 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.272 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.042 degrees. |
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