Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bookman:
  • 34.162928, -81.153149
  • 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 Bookman

• 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 Bookman is near Fairfield County and also Lexington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington 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 Bookman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bookman ...

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.

• Cedar Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Dutch Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
• Friarsgate
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Friarsgate is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friarsgate
• Hillcreek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcreek is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcreek
• Jennings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jennings is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
• Lever ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lever is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
• Littleton
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Littleton is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Lost Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lost Creek is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
• Shadow Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shadow Brook is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Brook

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

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bookman to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 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 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'