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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 Archdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Archdale 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 Archdale:
- 32.900174, -80.096480
- 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 Archdale
- 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Archdale is near Charleston County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Archdale
Communities Also Named Archdale ...
We found four communities that are also named Archdale.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Archdale.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Sumter County
- This Archdale is located in Sumter County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Archdale that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Archdale.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Washington County
- This Archdale is located in Washington County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Archdale that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Archdale.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Archdale is located in Cleveland County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Archdale that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Archdale.
- Randolph County
- This Archdale is located in Randolph County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the north of the Archdale that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Archdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Archdale ...
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.
- Avenue of Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Avenue of Oaks is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue of Oaks
- Bees Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bees Ferry is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bees Ferry
- Coventry Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry Place is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Place
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deer Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Dogwood Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Gardens is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Gardens
- Dominion Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dominion Hills is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forestdale is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Green Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Greggs Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greggs Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs Landing
- Hickory Hall Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Joshua
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joshua is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Kings Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Grant is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lambs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lambs is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
- Liberty Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hills is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Liberty Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Magnolia Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Ranch is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Ranch
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Parsonage Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parsonage Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Point
- Pepperhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pepperhill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperhill
- Plantation Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plantation Ridge is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Ridge
- Pleasant Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riverbend is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Singing Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Singing Pines is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Pines
- Summerwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summerwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- University Park is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Waters Edge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waters Edge is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Archdale 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 Archdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Archdale and extending to:
- Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Archdale to Saint George, with an average speed<2> 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 about two full days.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving 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 6,290 miles [10,122.8 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 4,863 miles [7,826.2 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- Archdale) 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 Archdale 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 Archdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9002, Longitude: -80.0965 In this case, the coordinates for Archdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.781 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.711 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.895 degrees. |
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