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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 Conneross, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conneross and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Conneross:
    • 34.712041, -83.070153
    • 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 Conneross
  • 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Since Conneross is near Stephens County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stephens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Conneross

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conneross ...

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.

  • Bounty Land
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bounty Land is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounty Land
  • Crystal Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal Falls is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
  • Dutch Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dutch Fork is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Fork
  • Ebenezer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebenezer is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Eleven Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Eleven Oaks is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Oaks
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Five Points is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Grover Square
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grover Square is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Square
  • Hicks Store
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hicks Store is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Store
  • Horse Shoe ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Horse Shoe is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe
  • Indian Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Oaks is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
  • Jason
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jason is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
  • Johns Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Johns Mill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mill
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lakeview Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview Heights is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
    • Normandy Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Normandy Shores is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Shores
    • Retreat
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Retreat is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Return
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Return is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Return
    • Springbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Springbrook is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Sunset Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Shores is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Shores
    • Thriftwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Thriftwood is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thriftwood

How Far From Conneross to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Conneross to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Conneross once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Conneross and extending to:

  • Walhalla, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Conneross to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 441 miles [709.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Conneross, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conneross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Conneross 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 Conneross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7120, Longitude: -83.0702       In this case, the coordinates for Conneross have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.512 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.96 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.524 degrees.