Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Woodland Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodland Forest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Woodland Forest

• 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 Woodland Forest:
  • 34.954561, -82.217056
  • 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 Woodland Forest

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
  • Since Woodland Forest is near Greenville County and also Laurens 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 Laurens 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 Woodland Forest

Communities Also Named Woodland Forest ...

We found three communities that are also named Woodland Forest.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Woodland Forest.

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

• Communities Located In South Carolina ...
  • Kershaw County
    • This Woodland Forest is located in Kershaw County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Woodland Forest that is located in Spartanburg County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Woodland Forest.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Tuscaloosa County
    • This Woodland Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodland Forest that is located in Spartanburg County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Woodland Forest.
  • Ohio
    • Wood County
    • This Woodland Forest is located in Wood County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north of the Woodland Forest that is located in Spartanburg County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Woodland Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodland Forest ...

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.

• Chick Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
• Groveland Dell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
• Harveytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harveytown is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
• Holiday Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Holly Hill Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Holly Hill Heights is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Heights
• Holly Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Springs is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Kings ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
• Lakeview Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Maple
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Maplewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Maplewood is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Pinecrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinecrest is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Riverdowns
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
• Serene Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Serene Heights is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Heights

How Far From Woodland Forest 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 Woodland Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Woodland Forest to Spartanburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'