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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 Deloach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deloach 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 Deloach:
- 34.182096, -80.583414
- 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 Deloach
- 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 Kershaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
- Since Deloach is near Sumter County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Deloach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deloach ...
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.
- Cool Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cool Springs is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Dusty Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dusty Bend is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty Bend
- Hermitage Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hermitage Mill is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Mill
- Kirkover Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkover Hills is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkover Hills
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Lugoff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paint Hill is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Hill
- Pecan Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pecan Grove is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pecan Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pecan Orchard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Orchard
- Peckwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peckwoods is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckwoods
- Pepper Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pepper Ridge is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
- Pine Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Creek is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandy Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Springs is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Sunnyhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunnyhill is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyhill
- Tickle Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tickle Hill is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickle Hill
- Valley Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Park is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
How Far From Deloach 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 Deloach 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 Deloach once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Deloach and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Deloach to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 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 Deloach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Deloach) 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 Deloach 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 Deloach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1821, Longitude: -80.5834 In this case, the coordinates for Deloach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.068 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.226 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.71 degrees. |
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