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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 Woodfields, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodfields 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 Woodfields:
- 34.789840, -82.386234
- 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 Woodfields
- 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 Woodfields 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 Woodfields
Communities Also Named Woodfields ...
We found one communities that are also named Woodfields.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Woodfields.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Greenwood County
- This Woodfields is located in Greenwood County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodfields that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Woodfields.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodfields ...
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 northeast)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 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 Woodfields 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 Woodfields to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodfields 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 Woodfields 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 4,886 miles [7,863.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woodfields) 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 Woodfields 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 Woodfields. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7898, Longitude: -82.3862 In this case, the coordinates for Woodfields have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.113 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.513 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.234 degrees. |
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