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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 Allen Benedict Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allen Benedict Court 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 Allen Benedict Court:
    • 34.014877, -81.022036
    • 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 Allen Benedict Court
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Allen Benedict Court is near Lexington County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Allen Benedict Court

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allen Benedict Court ...

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.

  • Arthurtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
  • Booker Washington Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Brickyard Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
  • Butchertown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Butchertown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
  • Dutch Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dutch Square is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Square
  • Elm Abode
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Elm Abode is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Abode
  • Forest Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Trace is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trace
  • Foxhall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxhall is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Gregg Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gregg Park is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
  • Happytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Happytown is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happytown
  • Heathwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heathwood is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Munster
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Munster is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Ravenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Riverbanks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Riverbanks is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbanks
    • Riverside Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside Forest is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Forest
    • Rosewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood

How Far From Allen Benedict Court 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 Allen Benedict Court to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Allen Benedict Court and extending to:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Allen Benedict Court to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allen Benedict Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Allen Benedict Court 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 Allen Benedict Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0149, Longitude: -81.0220       In this case, the coordinates for Allen Benedict Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.316 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.486 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.923 degrees.