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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 Woodfield Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodfield Heights 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 Woodfield Heights:
- 34.790396, -82.382900
- 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 Woodfield Heights
- 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Woodfield Heights is near Anderson County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Woodfield Heights
Communities Also Named Woodfield Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Woodfield Heights.
Within South Carolina, the name Woodfield Heights is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Woodfield Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Woodfield Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the south of the Woodfield Heights that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Woodfield Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodfield Heights ...
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.
- Chestnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Elizabeth Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
- Fern Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Idlewild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Idlewild is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Marshall Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
- Pecan Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pecan Terrace is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
- Rockvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockvale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
- Royal Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Summerwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
- Sunset Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Forest
- Supreme Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Supreme Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme Forest
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Welcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- White Horse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Woodhedge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge
How Far From Woodfield Heights 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 Woodfield Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodfield Heights and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the North.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Woodfield Heights 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 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- Woodfield Heights) 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 Woodfield Heights 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 Woodfield Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7904, Longitude: -82.3829 In this case, the coordinates for Woodfield Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.111 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.511 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.232 degrees. |
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