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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 Borden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Borden 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 Borden:
    • 34.067654, -80.478137
    • 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 Borden
  • 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
    • Since Borden is near Kershaw County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Borden

Communities Also Named Borden ...

We found nine communities that are also named Borden.

Within South Carolina, the name Borden is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, six are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Borden [Fresno County].
      • Madera County
      • This Borden is located in Madera County and lies 2,216 miles [3,566.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Borden that is located in Sumter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Borden.
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • This Borden is located in Clark County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the northwest of the Borden that is located in Sumter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Borden.
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This Borden is located in Steuben County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Borden that is located in Sumter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Borden.
    • Ontario
      • This Borden lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<2> to the north of the Borden that is located in Sumter County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Borden lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<2> to the northeast of the Borden that is located in Sumter County.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Borden lies 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Borden that is located in Sumter County.
    • Texas
      • Colorado County
      • This Borden is located in Colorado County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Borden that is located in Sumter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Borden.
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Borden is located in Millard County and lies 1,815 miles [2,921 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Borden that is located in Sumter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Borden.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Borden ...

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.

  • Catchall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Cherryvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
  • Dixie Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie Crossing is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
  • Ellerbees Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ellerbees Mill is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbees Mill
  • Hearthstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hearthstone is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Mechanicsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Rose Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Sanders Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sanders Corner is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Borden and extending to:

  • Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Borden to Sumter, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Borden could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Borden) 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 Borden 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 Borden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0677, Longitude: -80.4781       In this case, the coordinates for Borden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.008 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.14 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.703 degrees.