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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 Ansley Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ansley Park 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 Ansley Park:
- 33.532084, -81.684275
- 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 Ansley Park
- 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Ansley Park is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Ansley Park
Communities Also Named Ansley Park ...
We found four communities that are also named Ansley Park.
Within South Carolina, the name Ansley Park is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Ansley Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the south of the Ansley Park that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Ansley Park.
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Ansley Park is located in Clarke County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ansley Park that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Ansley Park.
- Douglas County
- This Ansley Park is located in Douglas County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the west of the Ansley Park that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Ansley Park.
- Fulton County
- This Ansley Park is located in Fulton County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the west of the Ansley Park that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Ansley Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ansley Park ...
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.
- Balltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Deerwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deerwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Foxchase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Foxchase is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Hidden Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Haven is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
- Hillview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillview is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Huntcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Hunters Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunters Glen is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinecrest is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Quail Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quail Hollow is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Roseland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Stone Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Gap is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Gap
- Wood Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Valley is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
How Far From Ansley Park 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 Ansley Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ansley Park and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Ansley Park to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Ansley Park) 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 Ansley Park 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 Ansley Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5321, Longitude: -81.6843 In this case, the coordinates for Ansley Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.684 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.84 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.305 degrees. |
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