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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 Botany Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Botany Woods 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 Botany Woods:
- 34.961810, -81.058133
- 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 Botany Woods
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Botany Woods is near Mecklenburg County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Botany Woods
Communities Also Named Botany Woods ...
We found two communities that are also named Botany Woods.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Botany Woods.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Botany Woods in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Darlington County
- This Botany Woods is located in Darlington County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Botany Woods that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Botany Woods.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Botany Woods is located in Hall County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Botany Woods that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Botany Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Botany Woods ...
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.
- Ebenezer
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fairlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairlawn is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Meadow Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadow Lakes is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
- Pineridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pineridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Rock Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shadowbrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Swan Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Swan Meadows is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
- Wintercrest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wintercrest is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintercrest
- Wood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wood Forest is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
- Woodwind
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodwind is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind
How Far From Botany Woods 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 Botany Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Botany Woods and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Botany Woods to York, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 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 350 miles [563.3 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 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Botany Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Botany Woods 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 Botany Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9618, Longitude: -81.0581 In this case, the coordinates for Botany Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.345 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.656 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.666 degrees. |
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