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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 Curetons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Curetons 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 Curetons:
- 34.868204, -80.791736
- 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 Curetons
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Curetons is near Union County and also York 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 York 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 Curetons
Curious and Interesting Names Near Curetons ...
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.
- Black Horse Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Horse Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse Run
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Indian Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Ferry is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ferry
- Indian Land
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leslie Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leslie Woods is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Woods
- Lesslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Marvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Mineral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Cut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Cut is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut
- Quail Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quail Haven is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
- Ravenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Roughedge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roughedge is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roughedge
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Walkersville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walkersville is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Wolfville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wolfville is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfville
How Far From Curetons 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 Curetons 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<2> community of Curetons once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Curetons and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Curetons to Lancaster, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 346 miles [556.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Curetons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Curetons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Curetons 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 Curetons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8682, Longitude: -80.7917 In this case, the coordinates for Curetons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.191 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.466 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.59 degrees. |
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