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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 Bostick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bostick 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 Bostick:
- 33.932108, -79.487279
- 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 Bostick
- 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 Florence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County
- Since Bostick is near Marion County and also Horry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Horry 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 Bostick
Communities Also Named Bostick ...
We found two communities that are also named Bostick.
Within South Carolina, the name Bostick is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Talbot 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 Georgia community of Bostick [Talbot County].
- Texas
- Smith County
- This Bostick is located in Smith County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<2> to the west of the Bostick that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Bostick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bostick ...
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.
- Blossom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blossom is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Butler Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Butler Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Crossroads
- Catfish Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Catfish Landing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Landing
- Evans Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Crossroads
- Fleet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fleet is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Half Moon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Half Moon is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Kingsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsburg is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
How Far From Bostick to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bostick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bostick and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Florence County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bostick to Florence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 368 miles [592.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bostick 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bostick) 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 Bostick 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 Bostick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9321, Longitude: -79.4873 In this case, the coordinates for Bostick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.45 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.48 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.374 degrees. |
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