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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 Calloway Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calloway Woods and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Calloway Woods:
    • 33.515136, -82.152620
    • 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 Calloway 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Calloway Woods is near Richmond County and also McCormick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick 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 Calloway Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calloway 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.

  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Camelot is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Chimney Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chimney Hill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
  • Evans
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Evans Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Evans Mill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
  • Glennwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Glennwood is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
  • Hillbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hillbrook is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
  • Holiday Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Lake Royal
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lake Royal is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Royal
  • Maple Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Maple Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
  • Maysville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Maysville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Meadowview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadowview is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Quail Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ridge Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
    • Ridge Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridge Point is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
    • Ropers Crossroads
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Ropers Crossroads is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
    • Sugarcreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugarcreek is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Sweetbriar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Calloway Woods and extending to:

  • Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Calloway Woods to Appling, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Calloway Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Calloway Woods 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 Calloway Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5151, Longitude: -82.1526       In this case, the coordinates for Calloway Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.95 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.144 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.486 degrees.