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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 Coward, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coward 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 Coward:
- 33.972122, -79.748678
- 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 Coward
- 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 Florence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County
- Since Coward is near Williamsburg County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon 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 Coward
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coward ...
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.
- Bass Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Blossom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blossom is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Butler Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Butler Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Crossroads
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Friendfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamville
- Java
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Java is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Jones Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kennedy Park is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lee Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Crossroads
- Moore Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Sparrows Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrows Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Crossroads
- Willow Creek Siding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek Siding is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Siding
How Far From Coward 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 town such as Coward to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coward and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Florence County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Coward to Florence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coward) 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 Coward 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 Coward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9721, Longitude: -79.7487 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.597 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.654 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.459 degrees. |
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