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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 Fendall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fendall 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 Fendall:
- 34.139047, -79.687839
- 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 Fendall
- 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 Florence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County
- Since Fendall is near Dillon County and also Darlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darlington 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 Fendall
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fendall ...
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.
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glencove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glencove is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencove
- Gregg Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gregg Camp is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Camp
- Java
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Longleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Longleaf is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
- Malibu
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Malibu is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu
- Mars Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
- Meeks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Park City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Ponderosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ponderosa is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Price Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Price Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Crossroads
- Siesta Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Willow Creek Siding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek Siding is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Siding
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland Park is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Fendall 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 Fendall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fendall and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Florence County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fendall to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 359 miles [577.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fendall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fendall 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 Fendall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1390, Longitude: -79.6878 In this case, the coordinates for Fendall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.563 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.639 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.387 degrees. |
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