Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake Cumberland West:
  • 33.580690, -82.197065
  • 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 Lake Cumberland West

• 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 Lake Cumberland West is near McCormick County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Lake Cumberland West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Cumberland West ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Camelot is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Chimney Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chimney Hill is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
• Creek View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Creek View is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
• Dents Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dents Ferry is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Ferry
• Evans
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Evans is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <1>
• Evans Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Evans Mill is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
• Fernbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fernbrook is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
• Furys Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Furys Ferry is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furys Ferry
• Glennwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glennwood is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
• Maple Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
• Ropers Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ropers Crossroads is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
• Woodlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Lake Cumberland West to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lake Cumberland West to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Cumberland West to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 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 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'