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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 Dantzler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dantzler 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 Dantzler:
- 33.419607, -80.503979
- 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 Dantzler
- 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 Orangeburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- Since Dantzler is near Clarendon County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Dantzler
Communities Also Named Dantzler ...
We found one communities that are also named Dantzler.
Within South Carolina, the name Dantzler is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Dantzler in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Jackson County
- This Dantzler is located in Jackson County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dantzler that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Dantzler.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dantzler ...
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.
- Bull Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bull Station is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Station
- Fountain Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fountain Lake is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Four Holes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Four Holes is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Holes
- Green Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Holly Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Belvidere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Belvidere is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Belvidere
- Nelsons Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Oaks Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oaks Crossroads is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Crossroads
- Polly Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polly Landing is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Landing
- Possum Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
How Far From Dantzler to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dantzler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dantzler and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dantzler to Orangeburg, 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dantzler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dantzler 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 Dantzler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4196, Longitude: -80.5040 In this case, the coordinates for Dantzler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.015 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.055 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.897 degrees. |
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