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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 Batesburg - Leesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Batesburg - Leesville 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 Batesburg - Leesville:
- 33.910142, -81.537326
- 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 Batesburg - Leesville
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Since Batesburg - Leesville is near Saluda County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saluda County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Batesburg - Leesville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Batesburg - Leesville ...
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.
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hall ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hall is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hibernia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hibernia is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Hollow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Creek is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Creek
- Jones Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Leesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Willing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Willing is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Willing
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Priceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Red Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Star is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Ridge Road Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Road Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road Crossroads
- Ridge Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Batesburg - Leesville 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 town such as Batesburg - Leesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Batesburg - Leesville and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Batesburg - Leesville to Lexington, with an average speed<3> 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 29 miles [46.7 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 425 miles [684 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Batesburg - Leesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Batesburg - Leesville 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 Batesburg - Leesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9101, Longitude: -81.5373 In this case, the coordinates for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.608 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.806 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.147 degrees. |
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