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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 Anne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anne 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 Anne:
    • 33.472946, -79.253661
    • 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 Anne
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anne ...

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.

  • Caring Cross Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caring Cross Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caring Cross Ferry
    • Caring Cross Ferry is located in Georgetown County
  • Chapel Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Creek
    • Chapel Creek is located in Georgetown County
  • Chapel Creek Villas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Creek Villas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Creek Villas
    • Chapel Creek Villas is located in Georgetown County
  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gray Mans Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Mans Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Mans Cove
    • Gray Mans Cove is located in Georgetown County
  • Lanes Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Creek
    • Lanes Creek is located in Georgetown County
  • Marysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Georgetown County
  • Plantersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Georgetown County
  • Post Foot Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Foot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Foot Landing
    • Post Foot Landing is located in Georgetown County
  • Pringle Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Heights
    • Pringle Heights is located in Georgetown County
  • True Blue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for True Blue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
    • True Blue is located in Georgetown County

How Far From Anne 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 Anne to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Anne and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Georgetown County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Anne to Columbia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Anne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4729, Longitude: -79.2537       In this case, the coordinates for Anne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Anne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.319 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.263 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.426 degrees.









 

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