Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Happy Bottom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Happy Bottom and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Happy Bottom
- 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 Happy Bottom:
- 33.245984, -81.373440
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Happy Bottom
- 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 Barnwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barnwell County
- Since Happy Bottom is near Bamberg County and also Allendale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bamberg County
- eBird sighting report for Allendale 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Happy Bottom ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Barnwell County
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Bamberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <2>
- Grays Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossroads
- Grays Crossroads is located in Allendale County
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Healing Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Barnwell County
- Hells Half Acre
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hells Half Acre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Half Acre
- Hells Half Acre is located in Barnwell County
- Lees
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Long Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Barnwell County
- Luther ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Allendale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <2>
- Millett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Rosemary ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Happy Bottom 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 Happy Bottom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Happy Bottom and extending to:
- Barnwell, which is the Seat of Barnwell County, lies just to the East.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Happy Bottom to Columbia, with an average speed<4> 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 459 miles [738.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Happy Bottom. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Happy Bottom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Happy Bottom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2460, Longitude: -81.3734 In this case, the coordinates for Happy Bottom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Happy Bottom to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.501 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.589 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.266 degrees. |