Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Big Cone Ridge:
  • 33.579302, -81.904280
  • 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 Big Cone Ridge

• 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 Big Cone Ridge is near Edgefield County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Big Cone Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Cone Ridge ...

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.

• Bonnie Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonnie Glen is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Glen
• Coventry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coventry is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Greenfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Heathwood Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Heathwood Park is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood Park
• Horse Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Horse Creek is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
• Rainbow Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rainbow Falls is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
• Sandlewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sandlewood is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
• Sweetwater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sweetwater is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
• Willow Springs Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
• Windtree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Windtree is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree

How Far From Big Cone Ridge 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 Big Cone Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Big Cone Ridge and extending to:

• Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Big Cone Ridge to Aiken, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,340 miles [10,203.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'