Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ballentine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ballentine and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ballentine

• 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 Ballentine:
  • 34.125270, -81.236810
  • 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 Ballentine

• 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 Ballentine is near Lexington County and also Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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 Ballentine

Communities Also Named Ballentine ...

We found one communities that are also named Ballentine.

Within South Carolina, the name Ballentine is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Ballentine in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Panola County
    • This Ballentine is located in Panola County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the west of the Ballentine that is located in Richland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Ballentine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ballentine ...

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.

• Bookman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bookman is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
• Coldstream
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Coldstream is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
• Dutch Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
• Dutchman Shores
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dutchman Shores is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman Shores
• Friarsgate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Friarsgate is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friarsgate
• Harbor Side
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harbor Side is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Side
• Hillcreek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcreek is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcreek
• Lands End
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lands End is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
• Littleton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Lost Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lost Creek is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Shadow Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shadow Brook is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Brook
• Yacht Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Yacht Cove is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Cove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ballentine and extending to:

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ballentine to Columbia, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'