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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 Carolina Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carolina Gardens 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 Carolina Gardens:
- 33.936268, -80.353970
- 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 Carolina Gardens
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Carolina Gardens is near Lee County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Carolina Gardens
Communities Also Named Carolina Gardens ...
We found one communities that are also named Carolina Gardens.
Within South Carolina, the name Carolina Gardens is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Carolina Gardens in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Carolina Gardens is located in Harris County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carolina Gardens that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Carolina Gardens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carolina Gardens ...
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.
- Burns Down
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burns Down is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Down
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edgewater is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Flowers Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flowers Heights is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Heights
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hearthstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hearthstone is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Iris Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Iris Heights is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris Heights
- Kingman Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingman Heights is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman Heights
- Mulberry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rainbow Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Falls is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
- Richwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Richwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Summer View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summer View is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer View
- Tiller Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tiller Circle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Circle
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walnut Hills is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Winter Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winter Park is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
How Far From Carolina Gardens 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 Carolina Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carolina Gardens and extending to:
- Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Carolina Gardens to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Carolina Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Carolina Gardens 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 Carolina Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9363, Longitude: -80.3540 In this case, the coordinates for Carolina Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.937 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.039 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.695 degrees. |
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