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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 Brockington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brockington 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 Brockington:
- 33.731275, -79.803403
- 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 Brockington
- 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- Since Brockington is near Florence County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon 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 Brockington
Communities Also Named Brockington ...
We found one communities that are also named Brockington.
Within South Carolina, the name Brockington is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Brockington in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Brockington lies 1,811 miles [2,914.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brockington that is located in Williamsburg County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brockington ...
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.
- Bryans Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bryans Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Crossroads
- Cedar Swamp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Swamp is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Swamp
- Fowler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Hebron Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Crossroads
- Hogeye Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hogeye Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye Crossroads
- Kennedy Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kennedy Park is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
- Kingstree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Martins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Moore Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
- Rock Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Bluff is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Salters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Salters Depot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
- Workman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Workman is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman
How Far From Brockington to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brockington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brockington and extending to:
- Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Brockington to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 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 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brockington) 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 Brockington 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 Brockington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7313, Longitude: -79.8034 In this case, the coordinates for Brockington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.653 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.55 degrees. |
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