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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 Adger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adger 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 Adger:
- 34.436675, -81.125548
- 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 Adger
- 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 Fairfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Since Adger is near Chester County and also Kershaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw 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 Adger
Communities Also Named Adger ...
We found one communities that are also named Adger.
Within South Carolina, the name Adger is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Adger in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Adger is located in Jefferson County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the west of the Adger that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Adger.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adger ...
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.
- Blair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bucklick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bucklick is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Dutchman Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dutchman Creek is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman Creek
- Flint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Great Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Kingsbury ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sueville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sueville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sueville
- Tip Top ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tip Top is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
How Far From Adger 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 Adger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adger and extending to:
- Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Fairfield County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Adger to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Adger) 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 Adger 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 Adger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4367, Longitude: -81.1255 In this case, the coordinates for Adger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.38 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.62 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.843 degrees. |
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