Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chesnut Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesnut Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chesnut Hill
- 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 Chesnut Hill:
- 34.115393, -82.504018
- 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 Chesnut Hill
- 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 Chesnut Hill is near McCormick County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McCormick County
- eBird sighting report for Elbert 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesnut Hill ...
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.
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Bordeaux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Buck Stand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Stand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Stand
- Buck Stand is located in Abbeville County
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Abbeville County
- Cherokee Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
- Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Cold Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Abbeville County
- Dover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Duke ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Fairs Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairs Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairs Crossroads
- Fairs Crossroads is located in Abbeville County
- Graball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Harpers Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Iris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Leroys Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroys Ferry
- Leroys Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Long Cane ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Rocky River ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
- Rocky River is located in Abbeville County
- Iris
How Far From Chesnut Hill 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 Chesnut Hill 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<3> community of Chesnut Hill once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Chesnut Hill and extending to:
- Abbeville, which is the Seat of Abbeville County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Chesnut Hill 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 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> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Chesnut Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Chesnut Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chesnut Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1154, Longitude: -82.5040 In this case, the coordinates for Chesnut Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Chesnut Hill 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 311.168 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.479 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.461 degrees. |