Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whitlock Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitlock Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whitlock Park
- 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 Whitlock Park:
- 35.032778, -81.865556
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Whitlock Park
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Whitlock Park is near Cherokee County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitlock Park ...
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.
- Cherokee Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Springs
- Cherokee Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Converse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <2>
- Cowpens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <2>
- Cypress Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Cypress Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Enola
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Farmfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmfields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmfields
- Farmfields is located in Spartanburg County
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Kentwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Mayo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Mayo is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <2>
- Mayo Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Mills
- Mayo Mills is located in Spartanburg County
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- Meadow Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Spring
- Meadow Spring is located in Spartanburg County
- Riverview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Riverview Park is located in Spartanburg County
- Twin Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
- Twin Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Zion Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadow Spring
How Far From Whitlock Park 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 Whitlock Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Whitlock Park and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Whitlock Park to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 376 miles [605.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitlock Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Whitlock Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitlock Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0328, Longitude: -81.8656 In this case, the coordinates for Whitlock Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Whitlock Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.813 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.204 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.961 degrees. |