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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 Windward Trail, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windward Trail 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 Windward Trail:
- 34.595666, -82.609299
- 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 Windward Trail
- 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 Windward Trail is near Greenville County and also Pickens 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 Pickens 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 Windward Trail
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windward Trail ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Cedarwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Forest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Valley is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
- Harpers Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harpers Ridge is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ridge
- Heather Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Trace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
- Hill and Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
- Holly Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
- Kings Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Court is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kingswood Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
- Long Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Long Meadows is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Piercetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piercetown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
- Pinecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Spring Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Summer Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summer Place is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
- Sweet Gum Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Windward Trail 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 Windward Trail to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Windward Trail and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Windward Trail to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 427 miles [687.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Windward Trail) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Windward Trail 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 Windward Trail. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5957, Longitude: -82.6093 In this case, the coordinates for Windward Trail have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.24 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.63 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.374 degrees. |
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