Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Williamsburg Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamsburg Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Williamsburg Estates
- 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 Williamsburg Estates:
- 34.932069, -81.873436
- 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 Williamsburg Estates
- 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 Williamsburg Estates is near Union County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Williamsburg Estates ...
We found eight communities that share the name Williamsburg Estates.
Within South Carolina, the name Williamsburg Estates is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Floyd County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Floyd County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the west of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Prince George's County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Prince George's County and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the northeast of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Bradley County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the west of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Hamilton County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Hamilton County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the west of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Williamson County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Williamson County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the west northwest of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Virginia
- Warren County
- This Williamsburg Estates is located in Warren County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Williamsburg Estates that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Williamsburg Estates.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsburg Estates ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Converse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <3>
- Cypress Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Cypress Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Farmfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmfields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmfields
- Farmfields is located in Spartanburg County
- Hartwell Courts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartwell Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Courts
- Hartwell Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Hub City Courts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
- Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Oak Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Park Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quail Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Spartanburg County
- Rosewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Summerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County
- Sundance
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Woodwind
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Zion Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quail Hollow
How Far From Williamsburg Estates 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 Williamsburg Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williamsburg Estates 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 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Williamsburg Estates 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 382 miles [614.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Williamsburg Estates. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williamsburg Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williamsburg Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9321, Longitude: -81.8734 In this case, the coordinates for Williamsburg Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Williamsburg Estates 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 310.817 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.193 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.993 degrees. |