Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cool Branch:
  • 34.549307, -81.379541
  • 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 Cool Branch

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cool Branch ...

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.

• Blair
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Blair is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <1>
• David Sims Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • David Sims Ferry is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Sims Ferry
• Fishdam Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fishdam Ferry is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam Ferry
• Herbert
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Herbert is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
• Lyles Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyles Ferry is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Ferry
• Lylesford ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lylesford is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lylesford
• Neal Shoals
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Neal Shoals is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Shoals
• Pride ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pride is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
• Red Point ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Point is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
• Sandy River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sandy River is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
• Tuckertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tuckertown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cool Branch and extending to:

• Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Fairfield County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cool Branch to Winnsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'