Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cana and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cana
- 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 Cana:
- 34.140398, -82.275125
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cana
- 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 Abbeville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
- Since Cana is near Greenwood County and also McCormick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
- eBird sighting report for McCormick 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cana ...
We found ten communities that share the name Cana.
Within South Carolina, the name Cana is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Saskatchewan
- This Cana lies 1,542 miles [2,481.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cana that is located in Abbeville County.
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cana ...
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.
- Bullock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cedar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Greenwood County
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Abbeville County
- Fawn Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Brook
- Fawn Brook is located in Greenwood County
- Forest Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Forest Lake is located in Greenwood County
- Greenwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hill and Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill and Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
- Hill and Dale is located in Greenwood County
- Lodge Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Grounds
- Lodge Grounds is located in Greenwood County
- Long Cane ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Page Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Place
- Page Place is located in Greenwood County
- Promised Land
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Timberlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Greenwood County
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Cana 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 Cana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Cana once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cana and extending to:
- Abbeville, which is the Seat of Abbeville County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cana to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Abbeville County: www.abbevillecountygovernment.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cana) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1404, Longitude: -82.2751 In this case, the coordinates for Cana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Cana 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cana to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.036 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.331 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.366 degrees. |