Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Club Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Club Forest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Club Forest

• 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 Club Forest:
  • 33.897102, -80.370359
  • 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 Club Forest

• 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 Club Forest is near Clarendon County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Club Forest

Communities Also Named Club Forest ...

We found one communities that are also named Club Forest.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Club Forest.

Beyond South Carolina.

• Communities Located In South Carolina ...
  • Greenville County
    • This Club Forest is located in Greenville County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Club Forest that is located in Sumter County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Club Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Club Forest ...

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 north)
  • Burns Down is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Down
• Edgewater
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Edgewater is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Flowers Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Flowers Heights is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Heights
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Iris Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Iris Heights is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris Heights
• Kingman Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Kingman Heights is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman Heights
• Rainbow Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rainbow Falls is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
• Shady Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Summer View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Summer View is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer View
• Tiller Circle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tiller Circle is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Circle
• Twin Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
• Walnut Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
• Winter Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Winter Park is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park

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

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

• Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Club Forest 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 391 miles [629.3 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 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'