Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Draytonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Draytonville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Draytonville

• 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 Draytonville:
  • 35.049573, -81.593706
  • 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 Draytonville

• 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Draytonville is near Cleveland County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Draytonville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Draytonville ...

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.

• Cherokee Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee Falls is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Falls
• Cherokee Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherokee Ferry is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
• College Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • College Park is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Glenhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Glenhaven is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
• Hillbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hillbrook is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
• Lawn ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lawn is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maplewood is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Quail Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rosehill Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosehill Park is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Park
• Tanglewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tanglewood is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

How Far From Draytonville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Draytonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Draytonville and extending to:

• Gaffney, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Draytonville to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'