Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Donora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Donora and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Donora
- 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 Donora:
- 33.220981, -81.516497
- 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 Donora
- 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 Barnwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barnwell County
- Since Donora is near Allendale County and also Burke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allendale County
- eBird sighting report for Burke 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 Donora ...
We found one communities that share the name Donora.
Within South Carolina, the name Donora is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Donora in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Donora ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Barnwell County
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Happy Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Bottom
- Happy Bottom is located in Barnwell County
- Hells Half Acre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hells Half Acre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Half Acre
- Hells Half Acre is located in Barnwell County
- Little Hell Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell Landing
- Little Hell Landing is located in Allendale County
- Long Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Barnwell County
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Allendale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <3>
- Millett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Robbins ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Steel Creek Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek Landing
- Steel Creek Landing is located in Allendale County
How Far From Donora 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 Donora 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<4> community of Donora once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Donora and extending to:
- Barnwell, which is the Seat of Barnwell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Donora to Barnwell, with an average speed<5> 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 464 miles [746.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Donora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Donora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2210, Longitude: -81.5165 In this case, the coordinates for Donora 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Donora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Donora to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.581 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.677 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.326 degrees. |