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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 Clarendon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarendon and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clarendon:
    • 34.549830, -82.627911
    • 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 Clarendon
  • 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Since Clarendon is near Greenville County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Clarendon

Communities Also Named Clarendon ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Clarendon.

Within South Carolina, the name Clarendon is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Monroe County
      • This Clarendon is located in Monroe County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the west of the Clarendon that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Clarendon.
    • Kansas
      • Barton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clarendon [Barton County].
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • This Clarendon is located in Calhoun County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clarendon that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Clarendon.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Clarendon lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarendon that is located in Anderson County.
    • New York
      • Orleans County
      • This Clarendon is located in Orleans County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clarendon that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Clarendon.
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Clarendon [Chatham County].
      • Columbus County
      • This Clarendon is located in Columbus County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east of the Clarendon that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Clarendon.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Warren County
      • This Clarendon is located in Warren County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clarendon that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Clarendon.
    • Quebec
      • This Clarendon lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clarendon that is located in Anderson County.
    • Texas
      • Donley County
      • This Clarendon is located in Donley County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the west of the Clarendon that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Donley County community of Clarendon.
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • This Clarendon is located in Rutland County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarendon that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Clarendon.
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Clarendon is located in Arlington County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarendon that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Clarendon.
    • Wisconsin
      • Saint Croix County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Clarendon [Saint Croix County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarendon ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Cedarwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Evergreen Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Forest Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Fox Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fox Valley is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
  • Harpers Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harpers Ridge is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ridge
  • Heather Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Heritage Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Heritage Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
  • Hill and Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
  • Holly Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Kings Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kings Court is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kingswood Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
    • Long Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Long Meadows is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
    • Pinecrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinecrest is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Quail Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Spring Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Spring Park is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
    • Summer Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Summer Place is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
    • Sweet Gum Trail
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
    • Twin Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clarendon and extending to:

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Clarendon to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Clarendon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Clarendon 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>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 Clarendon 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 Clarendon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5498, Longitude: -82.6279       In this case, the coordinates for Clarendon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.249 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.635 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.394 degrees.