Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hancock Landing:
  • 33.159317, -81.764002
  • 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 Hancock Landing

• 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
  • Since Hancock Landing is near Barnwell County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnwell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Hancock Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hancock Landing ...

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.

• Bill Davis ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bill Davis is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Davis
• Bush ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
• Dog Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dog Ferry is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Ferry
• Grays Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grays Landing is located in Aiken County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
• Greenland ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenland is located in Barnwell County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Robbins ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Robbins is located in Barnwell County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
• Shell Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
• Shell Bluff Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shell Bluff Landing is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff Landing
• Silver Bluff Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Bluff Ferry is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bluff Ferry
• Steel Creek Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Steel Creek Landing is located in Allendale County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek Landing

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

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

• Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hancock Landing to Waynesboro, 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 four to five hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 475 miles [764.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'