Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in De Loach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to De Loach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for De Loach
- 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 De Loach:
- 32.659897, -81.178994
- 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 De Loach
- 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 Hampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hampton County
- Since De Loach is near Jasper County and also Effingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- eBird sighting report for Effingham 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 De Loach ...
We found one communities that share the name De Loach.
Within South Carolina, the name De Loach is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named De Loach in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near De Loach ...
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.
- Grays
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Horsegall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Nixville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Robertville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertville
- Robertville is located in Jasper County
- Speaks Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speaks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaks Mill
- Speaks Mill is located in Hampton County
- Steep Bottom ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Bottom
- Steep Bottom is located in Hampton County
- Stokes
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Two Sisters Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
How Far From De Loach 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 De Loach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in De Loach and extending to:
- Hampton, which is the Seat of Hampton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from De Loach to Hampton, 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north (N). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for De Loach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hampton County: www.hamptoncountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- De Loach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in De Loach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6599, Longitude: -81.1790 In this case, the coordinates for De Loach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 De Loach 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 310.378 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.363 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.352 degrees. |