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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 Florence, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Florence 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 Florence:
- 34.193685, -79.768042
- 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 Florence
- 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 Florence ...
We found 61 communities that share the name Florence.
Within South Carolina, the name Florence is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 61 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 61 communities, 59 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Florence is located in Lauderdale County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Florence.
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- This Florence is located in Pinal County and lies 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Florence.
- Arkansas
- Drew County
- This Florence is located in Drew County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Florence.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Florence is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,187 miles [3,519.6 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Florence.
- Colorado
- Fremont County
- This Florence is located in Fremont County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Florence.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Florence is located in Kent County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Florence.
- Florida
- Clay 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 Florida community of Florence [Clay County].
- Gadsden County
- This Florence is located in Gadsden County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gadsden County community of Florence.
- Saint Johns County
- This Florence is located in Saint Johns County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the south southwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Florence.
- Georgia
- Morgan 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 Georgia community of Florence [Morgan County].
- Stewart County
- This Florence is located in Stewart County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Florence.
- Idaho
- Idaho County
- This Florence is located in Idaho County and lies 2,053 miles [3,304 km]<1> to the northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Florence.
- Illinois
- Pike County
- This Florence is located in Pike County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Florence.
- Stephenson County
- This Florence is located in Stephenson County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephenson County community of Florence.
- Indiana
- Switzerland County
- This Florence is located in Switzerland County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Florence.
- Iowa
- Wright County
- This Florence is located in Wright County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Florence.
- Kansas
- Allen 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 Kansas community of Florence [Allen County].
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Florence [Lyon County].
- Marion County
- This Florence is located in Marion County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Florence.
- Kentucky
- Boone County
- This Florence is located in Boone County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Florence.
- McCracken 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 Kentucky community of Florence [McCracken County].
- Louisiana
- Catahoula Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Florence [Catahoula Parish].
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Florence is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Florence.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Florence is located in Howard County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Florence.
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Florence is located in Hampshire County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Florence.
- Michigan
- Manistee 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 Michigan community of Florence [Manistee County].
- Saint Joseph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Florence [Saint Joseph County].
- Minnesota
- Lyon County
- This Florence is located in Lyon County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Florence.
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Florence is located in Rankin County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Florence.
- Missouri
- Buchanan 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 Missouri community of Florence [Buchanan County].
- Morgan County
- This Florence is located in Morgan County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Florence.
- Montana
- Ravalli County
- This Florence is located in Ravalli County and lies 1,977 miles [3,181.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ravalli County community of Florence.
- Nebraska
- Douglas County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Douglas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Florence.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Florence is located in Burlington County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Florence.
- Camden County
- This Florence is located in Camden County and lies 466 miles [750 km] to the north northeast of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Florence.
- New Mexico
- Eddy County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Eddy County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Florence.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Florence is located in Oneida County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Florence.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Florence is located in Guilford County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the north of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Florence.
- Pamlico County
- This Florence is located in Pamlico County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the east northeast of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pamlico County community of Florence.
- Nova Scotia
- This Florence lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This Florence is located in Belmont County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the north of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Florence.
- Erie County
- This Florence is located in Erie County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the north northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Florence.
- Madison County
- This Florence is located in Madison County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km] to the north northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Florence.
- Noble County
- This Florence is located in Noble County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the north northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Florence.
- Oklahoma
- Beaver 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 Oklahoma community of Florence [Beaver County].
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Florence.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This Florence is located in Lane County and lies 2,438 miles [3,923.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Florence.
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton 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 Pennsylvania community of Florence [Northampton County].
- Washington County
- This Florence is located in Washington County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the north of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Florence.
- South Dakota
- Codington County
- This Florence is located in Codington County and lies 1,193 miles [1,919.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Codington County community of Florence.
- Hand County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Florence [Hand County].
- Pennington County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Florence [Pennington County].
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Florence is located in Rutherford County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Florence.
- Washington 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 Tennessee community of Florence [Washington County].
- Texas
- Williamson County
- This Florence is located in Williamson County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Florence.
- Utah
- Weber 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 Utah community of Florence [Weber County].
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Florence is located in Rutland County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Florence.
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- This Florence is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,376 miles [3,823.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Florence.
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Florence [Preston County].
- Randolph County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Florence [Randolph County].
- Wisconsin
- Florence County
- This Florence is located in Florence County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Florence that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Florence.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Florence ...
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.
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Florence County
- Cypress Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
- Cypress Point is located in Florence County
- Enchanted Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Meadows
- Enchanted Meadows is located in Florence County
- Glencove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencove
- Glencove is located in Florence County
- Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Florence County
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Florence County
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillcrest is located in Florence County
- Landmark Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landmark Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark Woods
- Landmark Woods is located in Florence County
- Longleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
- Longleaf is located in Florence County
- Malibu
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu
- Malibu is located in Florence County
- Meeks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Meeks is located in Florence County
- Ponderosa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Ponderosa is located in Florence County
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- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Florence County
- Siesta Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siesta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- South Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in Florence County
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetbriar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Sweetbriar is located in Florence County
- Williams Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
- Williams Heights is located in Florence County
- Woodland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Florence County
How Far From Florence 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 city such as Florence to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Florence and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Florence to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 358 miles [576.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Florence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Florence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1937, Longitude: -79.7680 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Florence 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 Florence, 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 Florence 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 309.608 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.699 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.40 degrees. |
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