Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elm Abode:
  • 34.031819, -81.081760
  • 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 Elm Abode

• 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 Elm Abode 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 Elm Abode

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elm Abode ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Apple Valley is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
• Butchertown ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Butchertown is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
• Cross Roads
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Dutch Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dutch Square is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Square
• Dutchbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dutchbrook is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchbrook
• Emerald Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Emerald Valley is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
• Happytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Happytown is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happytown
• Kingswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kingswood is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Munster
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Munster is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
• Quail Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Riverbanks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Riverbanks is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbanks
• Riverside Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Riverside Forest is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Forest

How Far From Elm Abode 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 Elm Abode to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the southeast (SE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Elm Abode 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 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'