Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Althea, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Althea and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Althea
- 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 Althea:
- 33.812369, -81.463714
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Althea
- 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 Lexington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Since Althea is near Aiken County and also Saluda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- eBird sighting report for Saluda 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Althea ...
We found one communities that share the name Althea.
Within South Carolina, the name Althea is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Althea in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Althea ...
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.
- Barefoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Foxtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Lexington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <3>
- Hall ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Hibernia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Jones Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Jones Crossroads is located in Aiken County
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Leesville is located in Lexington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesville <3>
- New Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- New Holland is located in Aiken County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Althea 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 Althea to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Althea once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Althea and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Althea to Lexington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,886 miles [7,863.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Althea) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Althea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8124, Longitude: -81.4637 In this case, the coordinates for Althea have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Althea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Althea to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.564 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.742 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.146 degrees. |