Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colerain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colerain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colerain
- 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 Colerain:
- 34.723950, -81.797653
- 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 Colerain
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Colerain is near Spartanburg County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Colerain ...
We found nine communities that share the name Colerain.
Within South Carolina, the name Colerain is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Colerain is located in Camden County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the south of the Colerain that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Colerain.
- 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 Georgia community of Colerain [Chatham County].
- Walker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Colerain [Walker County].
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Colerain is located in Huntingdon County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colerain that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Colerain.
- Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania community of Colerain [Lancaster County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colerain ...
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.
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Black Jack Valley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Valley
- Black Jack Valley is located in Union County
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
- Cross Anchor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Anchor
- Cross Anchor is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Anchor <4>
- Cross Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Union County
- Dutchman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Glenn Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
- Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Goat Alley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat Alley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Alley
- Goat Alley is located in Union County
- Hobbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
- Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
- Mean Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mean Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mean Crossroads
- Mean Crossroads is located in Union County
- Meansville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meansville
- Meansville is located in Union County
- Wildcat ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Colerain 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 Colerain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colerain and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Colerain to Union, 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.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colerain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colerain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colerain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7240, Longitude: -81.7977 In this case, the coordinates for Colerain 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Colerain 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 Colerain 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 310.77 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.11 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.021 degrees. |