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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 Williamsburg Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamsburg Manor 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 Williamsburg Manor:
    • 34.514829, -82.629299
    • 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 Williamsburg Manor
  • 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Since Williamsburg Manor is near Greenville County and also Hart 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 Hart 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 Williamsburg Manor

Communities Also Named Williamsburg Manor ...

We found five communities that are also named Williamsburg Manor.

Within South Carolina, the name Williamsburg Manor is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Williamsburg Manor is located in Chatham County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Williamsburg Manor that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Williamsburg Manor.
    • Indiana
      • Porter County
      • This Williamsburg Manor is located in Porter County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Williamsburg Manor that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Williamsburg Manor.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Williamsburg Manor is located in Wake County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Williamsburg Manor that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Williamsburg Manor.
    • Virginia
      • Amherst County
      • This Williamsburg Manor is located in Amherst County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Williamsburg Manor that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Williamsburg Manor.
      • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Williamsburg Manor [Fairfax County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsburg Manor ...

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.

  • Cedarwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Cherokee Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Farms is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Farms
  • Clover Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Clover Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Evergreen Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Fox Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fox Valley is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Heather Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Heritage Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Heritage Trace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Hill and Dale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
    • Holly Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
    • Homeland Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
    • Indian Trail
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Trail is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
    • Kings Court
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kings Court is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
    • Kingswood Terrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
    • Long Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Long Meadows is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
    • Lyonswood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyonswood is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
    • Meadow Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadow Brook is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Meadow Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Meadow Park is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Pinecrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinecrest is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Quail Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Regency Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Regency Park is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • Regency Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Regency Woods is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
    • Spring Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Park is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
    • Sweet Gum Trail
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
    • Twin Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Williamsburg Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Williamsburg Manor 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williamsburg Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Williamsburg Manor could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Williamsburg Manor 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 Williamsburg Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5148, Longitude: -82.6293       In this case, the coordinates for Williamsburg Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.25 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.63 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.403 degrees.