Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bobcat Landing:
  • 33.337101, -81.019819
  • 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 Bobcat Landing

• 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 Bamberg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg County
  • Since Bobcat Landing is near Orangeburg County and also Barnwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnwell 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 Bobcat Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bobcat Landing ...

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.

• Clear Pond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clear Pond is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Pond
• Cope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
• Denmark
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Denmark is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <1>
• Finland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Finland is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finland
• Gravel Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Lees
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lees is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
• Luther ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Luther is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
• Poplar Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Spring is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Spring
• Sixty Six
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
• Springtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Springtown is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Sweden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweden is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bobcat Landing and extending to:

• Bamberg, which is the Seat of Bamberg County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Bobcat Landing to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 443 miles [712.9 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,886 miles [7,863.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'