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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 Gloverville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gloverville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gloverville:
    • 33.526064, -81.830053
    • 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 Gloverville
  • 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
    • Since Gloverville is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Gloverville

Communities Also Named Gloverville ...

We found one communities that are also named Gloverville.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Gloverville.

Beyond South Carolina.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Colleton County
      • This Gloverville is located in Colleton County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gloverville that is located in Aiken County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Gloverville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gloverville ...

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.

  • Bath
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Cone Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Cone Ridge is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cone Ridge
  • Clearwater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crestdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Crestdale is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
  • Deerwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deerwood is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Foxchase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Foxchase is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
  • Graniteville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gregg Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregg Park is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
  • Heathwood Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Heathwood Park is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood Park
  • Horse Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Horse Creek is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
  • Huntcliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Johnstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnstown is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mixville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mixville is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixville
    • Rainbow Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rainbow Falls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
    • Sandlewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sandlewood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
    • Stone Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stone Gap is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Gap
    • Willow Springs Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
    • Wood Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wood Valley is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From Gloverville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gloverville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gloverville and extending to:

  • Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Gloverville to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gloverville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Gloverville 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 Gloverville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5261, Longitude: -81.8301    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.767 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.934 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.362 degrees.