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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 Grannys Quarter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grannys Quarter 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 Grannys Quarter:
    • 34.395984, -80.637299
    • 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 Grannys Quarter
  • 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 Kershaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
    • Since Grannys Quarter is near Fairfield County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Grannys Quarter

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grannys Quarter ...

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.

  • Bee Tree ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bee Tree is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Tree
  • Coats Crossroad
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Coats Crossroad is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Crossroad
  • Cool Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cool Springs is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
  • Dusty Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dusty Bend is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty Bend
  • Flat Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Gents Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gents Crossing is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gents Crossing
  • Kirkover Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kirkover Hills is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkover Hills
  • Knights Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Knights Hill is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Hill
  • Mickles Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mickles Ferry is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickles Ferry
  • Peckwoods
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Peckwoods is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckwoods
  • Red Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Red Hill is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Robinson Crossroad
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Robinson Crossroad is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroad
  • Sandy Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Springs is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
  • Sunnyhill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyhill is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyhill

How Far From Grannys Quarter 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 community such as Grannys Quarter to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Grannys Quarter once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grannys Quarter and extending to:

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Grannys Quarter to Camden, 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Grannys Quarter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grannys Quarter) 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 Grannys Quarter 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 Grannys Quarter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3960, Longitude: -80.6373       In this case, the coordinates for Grannys Quarter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.101 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.294 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.668 degrees.