Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coventry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coventry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coventry
- 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 Coventry:
- 33.559024, -81.954004
- 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 Coventry
- 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Coventry is near Edgefield County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
- eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Coventry ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Coventry.
Within South Carolina, the name Coventry is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Coventry is located in Jefferson County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the west of the Coventry that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Coventry.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Coventry is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the west of the Coventry that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Coventry.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Coventry is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coventry that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Coventry.
- Montrose County
- This Coventry is located in Montrose County and lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km] to the west northwest of the Coventry that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montrose County community of Coventry.
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Coventry is located in Baltimore County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coventry that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Coventry.
- Montgomery County
- This Coventry is located in Montgomery County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the north northeast of the Coventry that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Coventry.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Coventry lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the north of the Coventry that is located in Aiken County.
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coventry ...
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.
- Big Cone Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cone Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cone Ridge
- Big Cone Ridge is located in Aiken County
- Bonnie Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Glen
- Bonnie Glen is located in Aiken County
- Crestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Crestland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Aiken County
- Heathwood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood Park
- Heathwood Park is located in Aiken County
- National Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Poverty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poverty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Sandlewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
- Sandlewood is located in Aiken County
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill is located in Aiken County
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- Sunset Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County
- Sweetwater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Aiken County
- Willow Springs Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
- Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County
- Windtree
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Heights
How Far From Coventry 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 Coventry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coventry and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Coventry to Aiken, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coventry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coventry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coventry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5590, Longitude: -81.9540 In this case, the coordinates for Coventry 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Coventry 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Coventry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.838 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.021 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.40 degrees. |