Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Woodwinds:
  • 34.791230, -82.289284
  • 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 Woodwinds

• 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 Woodwinds is near Laurens County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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 Woodwinds

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodwinds ...

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.

• Camelot
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Camelot is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cherokee Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee Heights is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
• Dove Tree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dove Tree is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Tree
• Fern Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fern Creek is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
• Five Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Heritage Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Lakes is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Lakes
• Holly Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Oak Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Creek is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
• Summerwoods
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
• Sunset Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Forest
• Walkers Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Walkers Crossing is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
• Woodhedge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge
• Woodland Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Woodwinds and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Woodwinds 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 5 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 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'