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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 White Stone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Stone and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 White Stone:
    • 34.903569, -81.817631
    • 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 White Stone
  • 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 White Stone is near Union County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 White Stone

Communities Also Named White Stone ...

We found two communities that are also named White Stone.

Within South Carolina, the name White Stone is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Williamson County
      • This White Stone is located in Williamson County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Stone that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of White Stone.
    • Virginia
      • Lancaster County
      • This White Stone is located in Lancaster County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Stone that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of White Stone.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Stone ...

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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Converse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cypress Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cypress Creek is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
  • Glenn Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
  • Hartwell Courts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hartwell Courts is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Courts
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Kennedy Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kennedy Mill is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mill
  • Maryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Maryville is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Oak Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Creek is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Quail Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Rosewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rosewood is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Sundance
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sundance is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
  • Woodwind
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodwind is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind
  • Zion Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Stone and extending to:

  • Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from White Stone 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 381 miles [613.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 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- White Stone) 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 White Stone 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 White Stone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9036, Longitude: -81.8176    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.784 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.151 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.979 degrees.