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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 Tower Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tower Pines 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 Tower Pines:
- 33.454582, -82.127064
- 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 Tower Pines
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Tower Pines is near Columbia County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Tower Pines
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tower Pines ...
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 northeast)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Christa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christa is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christa
- Colony Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colony Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Foxhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxhall is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Glenn Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenn Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hills
- Glennwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glennwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
- Golden Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Golden Terrace is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
- Gordon Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gordon Terrace is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Terrace
- Grovetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hidden Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Highgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highgate is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Hillbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillbrook is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Holiday Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Kettle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Creek
- Lake Royal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Royal is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Royal
- Maple Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowlark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowlark is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadowview is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Quail Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Ridge Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
- Ridge Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ridge Point is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Ropers Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ropers Crossroads is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
- Sand Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sugarcreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarcreek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Sweetbriar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Valley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Woodlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlake is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Tower Pines 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 Tower Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tower Pines and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tower Pines 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tower Pines) 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 Tower Pines 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 Tower Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4546, Longitude: -82.1271 In this case, the coordinates for Tower Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.934 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.116 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.492 degrees. |
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