Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 York Hills:
  • 35.040406, -81.653987
  • 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 York Hills

• 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since York Hills is near Spartanburg County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 York Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near York Hills ...

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.

• Beaverdam
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Beaverdam is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• College Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • College Park is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Glenhaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenhaven is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
• Hillbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillbrook is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
• Kings Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kings Park is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
• Lawn ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lawn is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
• Maplewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Pleasant Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Meadows is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Meadows
• Quail Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rosehill Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rosehill Park is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Park
• Tanglewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tanglewood is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Thicketty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Thicketty is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thicketty

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

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

• Gaffney, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the North.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from York Hills 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 368 miles [592.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'