Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coldstream, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coldstream and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coldstream
- 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 Coldstream:
- 34.066816, -81.207597
- 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 Coldstream
- 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 Lexington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Since Coldstream is near Richland County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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
Communities Also Named Coldstream ...
We found nine communities that share the name Coldstream.
Within South Carolina, the name Coldstream is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, five are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Coldstream lies 2,208 miles [3,553.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coldstream that is located in Lexington County.
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Coldstream is located in Fulton County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the west of the Coldstream that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Coldstream.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Coldstream is located in Jefferson County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coldstream that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Coldstream.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Coldstream is located in Frederick County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Coldstream.
- Harford County
- This Coldstream is located in Harford County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the north northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Coldstream.
- New Brunswick
- This Coldstream lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Lexington County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Coldstream lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coldstream that is located in Lexington County.
- Ohio
- Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Coldstream [Hamilton County].
- Ontario
- This Coldstream lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the north of the Coldstream that is located in Lexington County.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coldstream ...
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.
- Coventry Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Woods
- Coventry Woods is located in Lexington County
- Dutch Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Friarsgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friarsgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friarsgate
- Friarsgate is located in Richland County
- Gardendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Gardendale is located in Lexington County
- Harbor Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Side
- Harbor Side is located in Lexington County
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Lexington County
- Hillcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Landmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Lands End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Leaphart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lost Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Richland County
- Oak Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lexington County
- Quail Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Lexington County
- Rollingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Lexington County
- Seven Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Seven Oaks is located in Lexington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Oaks <4>
- Shadow Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Brook
- Shadow Brook is located in Lexington County
- Yacht Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yacht Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Cove
- Yacht Cove is located in Lexington County
- Providence
How Far From Coldstream 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 Coldstream to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coldstream and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Coldstream to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coldstream. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coldstream) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coldstream. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0668, Longitude: -81.2076 In this case, the coordinates for Coldstream have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Coldstream 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Coldstream 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 310.422 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.615 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.979 degrees. |