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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 Silver Maple Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Maple Ridge and the surrounding area.
- 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 Silver Maple Ridge:
- 33.499303, -82.162064
- 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 Silver Maple Ridge
- 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 Silver Maple Ridge 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 Silver Maple Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Maple Ridge ...
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.
- Arrow Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chimney Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chimney Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Mill
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Grovetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillbrook is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Holiday Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Kettle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kettle Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Creek
- 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
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadowview is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Quail Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- 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 northeast)
- Ropers Crossroads is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
- Sugarcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sugarcreek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Sweetbriar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Tower Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Pines is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Pines
How Far From Silver Maple Ridge 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 Silver Maple Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Silver Maple Ridge 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 Silver Maple Ridge 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 469 miles [754.8 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 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 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- Silver Maple Ridge) 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 Silver Maple Ridge 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 Silver Maple Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4993, Longitude: -82.1621 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Maple Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.955 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.147 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.494 degrees. |
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