Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Camp Rawls:
  • 33.655187, -81.480806
  • 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 Camp Rawls

• 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
  • Since Camp Rawls is near Lexington County and also Orangeburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg 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 Camp Rawls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Rawls ...

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.

• Barefoot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Barefoot is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
• Berlin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Berlin is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Camp Long
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Camp Long is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Long
• Foxtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxtown is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
• Hall ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hall is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Jones Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• New Holland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • New Holland is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Roseland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseland is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roseland
  • From Camp Rawls to Roseland
• Spring Branch ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Spring Branch is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
• Thor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Thor is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor

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

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

• Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Rawls to Aiken, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'