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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.
- 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:
- 32.900173, -80.493436
- 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 Colleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- Since Gloverville is near Dorchester County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 ...
- Aiken County
- This Gloverville is located in Aiken County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gloverville that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken 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.
- Burnt Church Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Cottageville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Goodhope Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodhope Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Landing
- Iron Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Iron Crossroads is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Crossroads
- Long Creek Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Creek Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Landing
- Martins Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Landing is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Norman Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norman Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Landing
- Prices Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Landing
- Pringle Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pringle Bend is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Bend
- Red Oak Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak Corner is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Corner
- Round O
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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:
- Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Gloverville to Walterboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving 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 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 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 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: 32.9002, Longitude: -80.4934 In this case, the coordinates for Gloverville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.001 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.964 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.038 degrees. |
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