Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woods
- 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 Woods:
- 34.844285, -82.355398
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Woods
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Woods is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- eBird sighting report for Anderson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Woods ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Woods.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Woods.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Florida
- Liberty County
- This Woods is located in Liberty County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woods that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Woods.
- Pasco County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Woods [Pasco County].
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Woods is located in Floyd County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the north of the Woods that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Woods.
- Harlan County
- This Woods is located in Harlan County and lies 146 miles [235 km] to the north northwest of the Woods that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Woods.
- Hopkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Woods [Hopkins County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Woods is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woods that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Woods.
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Woods is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 537 miles [864.2 km] to the west southwest of the Woods that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Woods.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Woods is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woods that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Woods.
- Frederick County
- This Woods is located in Frederick County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the northeast of the Woods that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Woods.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New York
- Cayuga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Woods [Cayuga County].
- Hamilton County
- This Woods is located in Hamilton County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woods that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Woods.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Woods lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the north of the Woods that is located in Greenville County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods ...
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.
- Cherokee Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Dove Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Forest View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Green Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Green Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Greenville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
- Hermitage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Kingsgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Liberty Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Marshall Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
- Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
- Mountain Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
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- Orchard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Pine Knott Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knott Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Piney Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Shady Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Spring Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
- Stone Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Greenville County
- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Greenville County
- Willow Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Orchard Park
How Far From Woods 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 Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Woods once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Woods and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Woods to Columbia, with an average speed<6>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 405 miles [651.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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- Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8443, Longitude: -82.3554 In this case, the coordinates for Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Woods 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Woods to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.096 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.501 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.206 degrees. |