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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 Greeleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greeleyville 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 Greeleyville:
- 33.581200, -79.989329
- 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 Greeleyville
- 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- Since Greeleyville is near Clarendon County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Greeleyville
Communities Also Named Greeleyville ...
We found one communities that are also named Greeleyville.
Within South Carolina, the name Greeleyville is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Greeleyville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Perry County
- This Greeleyville is located in Perry County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Greeleyville that is located in Williamsburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Greeleyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greeleyville ...
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.
- Bloomville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomville is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
- Bryans Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bryans Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Crossroads
- Edwards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Region Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Region Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
- Rock Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Bluff is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Salters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salters Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
- Swamp Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swamp Fox is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Fox
- Workman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Workman is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman
How Far From Greeleyville 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 town such as Greeleyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greeleyville and extending to:
- Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greeleyville to Kingstree, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 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- Greeleyville) 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 Greeleyville 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 Greeleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5812, Longitude: -79.9893 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.729 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.749 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.662 degrees. |
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