Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Lawn:
  • 34.702171, -80.894848
  • 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 Fort Lawn

• 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Since Fort Lawn is near Lancaster County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Fort Lawn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Lawn ...

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.

• Bell Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
• Crocketts Crossroad
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Crocketts Crossroad is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossroad
• Erwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Erwin is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Fudges ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fudges is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges
• Grace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grace is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Green Peach Orchard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Peach Orchard is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Peach Orchard
• Irwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Lake View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lake View is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Lewisville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lewisville is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Quail Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Haven is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
• Richburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Richburg is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richburg <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Richburg
  • From Fort Lawn to Richburg
• Springs Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Springs Park is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Park

How Far From Fort Lawn 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 town such as Fort Lawn to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Lawn and extending to:

• Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Lawn to Chester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'