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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 Cordesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cordesville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cordesville:
- 33.132433, -79.883944
- 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 Cordesville
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cordesville ...
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.
- Cedar Creek Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Landing
- Cedar Creek Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Childsbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsbury
- Childsbury is located in Berkeley County
- Conifer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conifer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
- Conifer is located in Berkeley County
- Limerick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Limerick is located in Berkeley County
- Old Joe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Joe
- Old Joe is located in Berkeley County
- Razorville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Razorville is located in Berkeley County
- Rice Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Hope
- Rice Hope is located in Berkeley County
- Saw Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saw Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill
- Saw Mill is located in Berkeley County
- Spring Head ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Head have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Head
- Spring Head is located in Berkeley County
- Stony Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Landing
- Stony Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Strawberry Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
- Strawberry Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Woodland Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Landing
- Woodland Landing is located in Berkeley County
How Far From Cordesville 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 Cordesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cordesville and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Cordesville to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cordesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cordesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1324, Longitude: -79.8839 |
| <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 Cordesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.666 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.753 degrees. |
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