Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cantey:
  • 34.344594, -80.678412
  • 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 Cantey

• 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 Kershaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
  • Since Cantey is near Fairfield County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Cantey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cantey ...

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.

• Bee Tree ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bee Tree is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Tree
• Colonel Creek Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Colonel Creek Landing is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonel Creek Landing
• Cool Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cool Springs is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
• Dusty Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dusty Bend is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty Bend
• Gents Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gents Crossing is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gents Crossing
• Grannys Quarter ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grannys Quarter is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannys Quarter
• Kirkover Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirkover Hills is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkover Hills
• Knights Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Knights Hill is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Hill
• Mickles Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mickles Ferry is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickles Ferry
• Peckwoods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peckwoods is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckwoods
• Red Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Sandy Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
• Sunnyhill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyhill is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyhill

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

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

• Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Cantey to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'