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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 Black Horse Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Horse Run 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 Black Horse Run:
- 34.999037, -80.846739
- 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 Black Horse Run
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Black Horse Run is near Union County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Black Horse Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Horse Run ...
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.
- Barberville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barberville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Gardens is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens
- Falcon Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Falcon Bridge is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Bridge
- Forest Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lake is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Fox Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Indian Land
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marvin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Old Orchid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Orchid is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchid
- Providence Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Woods is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Woods
- Quail Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quail Hollow is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Ravenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Red River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red River is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tuckaway Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tuckaway Park is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckaway Park
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wolfville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfville is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfville
How Far From Black Horse Run to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Black Horse Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Black Horse Run and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Black Horse Run to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Horse Run) 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 Black Horse Run 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 Black Horse Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9990, Longitude: -80.8467 In this case, the coordinates for Black Horse Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.223 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.522 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.573 degrees. |
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