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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 Green Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Town 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 Green Town:
- 33.394886, -80.353145
- 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 Green Town
- 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 Orangeburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- Since Green Town 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 Green Town
Communities Also Named Green Town ...
We found one communities that are also named Green Town.
Within South Carolina, the name Green Town is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Green Town in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Oregon County
- This Green Town is located in Oregon County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Town that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Green Town.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Town ...
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.
- Bull Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Station is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Station
- Ebenezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fountain Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Lake is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Four Holes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Four Holes is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Holes
- Holly Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Belvidere
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Belvidere is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Belvidere
- Log Jam Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Log Jam Landing is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Jam Landing
- Nelsons Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Polly Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Polly Landing is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Landing
- Possum Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Sandridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Tugtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tugtown is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugtown
How Far From Green Town 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 community such as Green Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Town and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Green Town to Orangeburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Green Town) 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 Green Town 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 Green Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3949, Longitude: -80.3531 In this case, the coordinates for Green Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.931 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.954 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.849 degrees. |
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