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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 Sweetbriar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sweetbriar and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sweetbriar:
    • 33.518191, -82.106508
    • 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 Sweetbriar
  • 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 Sweetbriar 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 Sweetbriar

Communities Also Named Sweetbriar ...

We found seven communities that are also named Sweetbriar.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Sweetbriar.

Beyond Georgia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Clayton County
      • This Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the west of the Sweetbriar that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Sweetbriar.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This Sweetbriar is located in Shasta County and lies 2,248 miles [3,617.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sweetbriar that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Sweetbriar.
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • This Sweetbriar is located in Hamilton County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sweetbriar that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Sweetbriar.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Sweetbriar is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sweetbriar that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Sweetbriar.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This Sweetbriar is located in Stark County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the north of the Sweetbriar that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Sweetbriar.
    • South Carolina
      • Dorchester County
      • This Sweetbriar is located in Dorchester County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sweetbriar that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Sweetbriar.
      • Florence County
      • This Sweetbriar is located in Florence County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the east northeast of the Sweetbriar that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Sweetbriar.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweetbriar ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Camelot is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Chimney Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chimney Hill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
  • Evans
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Evans Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Evans Mill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
  • Forest Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Forest Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
  • Foxhall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxhall is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Glennwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Glennwood is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
  • Highgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Highgate is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Hillbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hillbrook is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
  • Holiday Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Lulaville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lulaville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Martinez
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Maysville ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Maysville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Meadowview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Meadowview is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Memory Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Quail Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Ridge Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
    • Ridge Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridge Point is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
    • Ropers Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Ropers Crossroads is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sweetbriar and extending to:

  • Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sweetbriar to Appling, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 132 miles [212.4 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 6 days and walking would take 8 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 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sweetbriar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sweetbriar 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 Sweetbriar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5182, Longitude: -82.1065       In this case, the coordinates for Sweetbriar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.924 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.114 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.468 degrees.