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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 Cloisters, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cloisters 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 Cloisters:
- 34.699036, -80.809516
- 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 Cloisters
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Cloisters is near Chester County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Cloisters
Communities Also Named Cloisters ...
We found four communities that are also named Cloisters.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Cloisters.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Florence County
- This Cloisters is located in Florence County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cloisters that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Cloisters.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Cloisters is located in Baltimore County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cloisters that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Cloisters.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Cloisters is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north of the Cloisters that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Cloisters.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Cloisters is located in Fairfax County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cloisters that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Cloisters.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloisters ...
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.
- Bell Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Crocketts Crossroad
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crocketts Crossroad is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossroad
- Erwin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Erwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Fort Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fudges ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fudges is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges
- Grace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Green Peach Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Peach Orchard is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Peach Orchard
- Irwin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Jones Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Quail Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quail Haven is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
- Smoke Rise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smoke Rise is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
How Far From Cloisters 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 Cloisters to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cloisters and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cloisters to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 357 miles [574.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cloisters) 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 Cloisters 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 Cloisters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6990, Longitude: -80.8095 In this case, the coordinates for Cloisters have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.201 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.452 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.646 degrees. |
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