Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Loce:
  • 33.722806, -82.477244
  • 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 Loce

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Loce is near Wilkes County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Loce

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loce ...

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.

• Clay Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay Hill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Curry Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Curry Hill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
• Double Branches
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Double Branches is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
• Leathersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Leathersville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
• Lovelace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lovelace is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
• Martins Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Price Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Price Ferry is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Ferry
• Raysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Raysville is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
• Woodlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Lincolnton, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the North.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Loce to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'