Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clyburn:
  • 34.418763, -80.599243
  • 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 Clyburn

• 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 Kershaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
  • Since Clyburn is near Fairfield County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Clyburn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clyburn ...

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.

• Bee Tree ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bee Tree is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Tree
• Coats Crossroad
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Coats Crossroad is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Crossroad
• Cool Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cool Springs is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
• Flat Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Gents Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gents Crossing is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gents Crossing
• Grannys Quarter ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grannys Quarter is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannys Quarter
• Knights Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Knights Hill is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Hill
• Peckwoods
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Peckwoods is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckwoods
• Red Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Red Hill is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Robinson Crossroad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Robinson Crossroad is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroad
• Sandy Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
• Sunnyhill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyhill is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyhill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Clyburn and extending to:

• Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Clyburn to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'