Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dresden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dresden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dresden
- 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 Dresden:
- 34.109560, -82.535130
- 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 Dresden
- 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 Abbeville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
- Since Dresden is near Elbert County and also McCormick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- eBird sighting report for McCormick 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 Dresden ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Dresden.
Within South Carolina, the name Dresden is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Chickasaw County
- This Dresden is located in Chickasaw County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dresden that is located in Abbeville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Dresden.
- Poweshiek County
- This Dresden is located in Poweshiek County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the northwest of the Dresden that is located in Abbeville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poweshiek County community of Dresden.
- Kansas
- Decatur County
- This Dresden is located in Decatur County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dresden that is located in Abbeville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Dresden.
- Kingman County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Kingman County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Dresden.
- Smith County
- This community is historic and although located in Smith County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Dresden.
- Maine
- Lincoln County
- This Dresden is located in Lincoln County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dresden that is located in Abbeville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Dresden.
- Sagadahoc County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Dresden [Sagadahoc County].
- Missouri
- Perry County
- Although located in Perry County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Dresden.
- Pettis County
- This Dresden is located in Pettis County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dresden that is located in Abbeville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pettis County community of Dresden.
- New York
- Washington County
- This Dresden is located in Washington County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dresden that is located in Abbeville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dresden.
- Yates County
- This Dresden is located in Yates County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the north northeast of the Dresden that is located in Abbeville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Dresden.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Dresden lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the north of the Dresden that is located in Abbeville County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dresden ...
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.
- Beverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Cherokee Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
- Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Cold Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Abbeville County
- Dover ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Duke ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Edinburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Graball
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Harpers Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Long Cane ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Pearl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Rocky River ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
- Rocky River is located in Abbeville County
How Far From Dresden 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 Dresden 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 community of Dresden once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dresden and extending to:
- Abbeville, which is the Seat of Abbeville County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dresden to Abbeville, 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east (E). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Abbeville County: www.abbevillecountygovernment.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dresden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dresden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1096, Longitude: -82.5351 In this case, the coordinates for Dresden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Dresden could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Dresden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Dresden 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 311.185 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.499 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.475 degrees. |