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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 Eau Claire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire:
- 34.034598, -81.045092
- 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 Eau Claire
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Eau Claire is near Lexington County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Eau Claire
Communities Also Named Eau Claire ...
We found three communities that are also named Eau Claire.
Within South Carolina, the name Eau Claire is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- This Eau Claire is located in Berrien County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eau Claire that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Eau Claire.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Eau Claire is located in Butler County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the north of the Eau Claire that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Eau Claire.
- Wisconsin
- Eau Claire County
- This Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eau Claire that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eau Claire County community of Eau Claire.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eau Claire ...
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.
- Apple Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Valley is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Booker Washington Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brickyard Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Butchertown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Butchertown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Crane Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crane Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Forest
- Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Dutch Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dutch Square is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Square
- Dutchbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dutchbrook is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchbrook
- Elm Abode
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elm Abode is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Abode
- Emerald Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Emerald Valley is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
- Evergreen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Park is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Forest Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Trace is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trace
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Foxhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Foxhall is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Frost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Happytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Happytown is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happytown
- Kingswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingswood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Meadow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Lake is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Munster
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Munster is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Riverbanks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverbanks is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbanks
- Riverside Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Forest
How Far From Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eau Claire and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Eau Claire to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Eau Claire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0346, Longitude: -81.0451 In this case, the coordinates for Eau Claire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.329 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.504 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.926 degrees. |
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