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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 Cedar Swamp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Swamp 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 Cedar Swamp:
- 33.656832, -79.667288
- 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 Cedar Swamp
- 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 Cedar Swamp is near Florence County and also Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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 Cedar Swamp
Communities Also Named Cedar Swamp ...
We found one communities that are also named Cedar Swamp.
Within South Carolina, the name Cedar Swamp is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Cedar Swamp in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Cedar Swamp is located in Monroe County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the north of the Cedar Swamp that is located in Williamsburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Cedar Swamp.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Swamp ...
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 southwest)
- Bryans Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Crossroads
- Cook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Fowler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Henry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Henry is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Indiantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Kingstree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Crossing is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Crossing
- Rock Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bluff is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Salters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salters Depot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
- Snow Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Snow Junction is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Junction
- Snow Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
How Far From Cedar Swamp to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cedar Swamp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Swamp and extending to:
- Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Swamp to Kingstree, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Swamp) 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 Cedar Swamp 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 Cedar Swamp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6568, Longitude: -79.6673 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Swamp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.55 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.554 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.522 degrees. |
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