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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 Windmill Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windmill Plantation 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 Windmill Plantation:
- 33.563468, -82.207343
- 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 Windmill Plantation
- 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 Windmill Plantation is near McCormick County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Windmill Plantation
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windmill Plantation ...
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.
- Camelot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camelot is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chimney Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chimney Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
- Creek View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Creek View is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Dents Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dents Ferry is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Ferry
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evans Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evans Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
- Fernbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fernbrook is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
- Furys Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Furys Ferry is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furys Ferry
- Glennwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glennwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
- Hillbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillbrook is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Holiday Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Kettle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kettle Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Creek
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lake Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Royal is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Royal
- Maple Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Meadowview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowview is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Quail Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Ridge Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
- Ropers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ropers Crossroads is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
- Sugarcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sugarcreek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Sweetbriar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Windmill Plantation 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 Windmill Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Windmill Plantation and extending to:
- Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Windmill Plantation 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 467 miles [751.6 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 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Windmill Plantation) 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 Windmill Plantation 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 Windmill Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5635, Longitude: -82.2073 In this case, the coordinates for Windmill Plantation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.983 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.188 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.494 degrees. |
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