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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 Westwood South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westwood South 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 Westwood South:
- 34.716786, -82.272340
- 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 Westwood South
- 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 Westwood South is near Laurens County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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 Westwood South
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood South ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Camelot is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherokee Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherokee Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Fern Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
- Fountain Inn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Hunters Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunters Woods is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
- Idlewild
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Idlewild is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Poinsetta
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poinsetta is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsetta
- Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ponderosa is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Powderhorn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Powderhorn is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn
- Summerwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
- Sunset Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Forest
- Woodhedge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge
- Woodland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Woodwinds
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodwinds is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwinds
How Far From Westwood South 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 Westwood South to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Westwood South and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Westwood South to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Westwood South) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Westwood South 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 Westwood South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7168, Longitude: -82.2723 In this case, the coordinates for Westwood South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.046 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.425 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.209 degrees. |
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