Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lewiston Downs:
  • 33.492914, -82.203176
  • 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 Lewiston Downs

• 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 Lewiston Downs 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 Lewiston Downs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewiston Downs ...

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.

• Glennwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glennwood is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
• Grovetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grovetown is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovetown <1>
• Hillbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hillbrook is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
• Kettle Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kettle Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Creek
• Lake Royal
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lake Royal is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Royal
• Maple Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maple Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
• Meadowview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Meadowview is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Quail Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
• Ridge Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
• Ridge Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ridge Point is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
• Ropers Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ropers Crossroads is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
• Sugarcreek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sugarcreek is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek

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

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

• Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lewiston Downs 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 471 miles [758 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 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'