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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 Hester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hester 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 Hester:
    • 34.070394, -82.587077
    • 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 Hester
  • 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 Abbeville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
    • Since Hester is near Elbert County and also McCormick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick 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 Hester

Communities Also Named Hester ...

We found seven communities that are also named Hester.

Within South Carolina, the name Hester is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • La Salle Parish
      • This Hester is located in La Salle Parish and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hester that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle Parish community of Hester.
      • Saint James Parish
      • This Hester is located in Saint James Parish and lies 554 miles [891.6 km] to the west southwest of the Hester that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint James Parish community of Hester.
    • Missouri
      • Marion County
      • This Hester is located in Marion County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hester that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hester.
    • North Carolina
      • Granville County
      • This Hester is located in Granville County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hester that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granville County community of Hester.
    • Oklahoma
      • Greer County
      • This Hester is located in Greer County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hester that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greer County community of Hester.
    • Texas
      • Hardin County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hardin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Hester.
      • Navarro County
      • Although located in Navarro County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Hester.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hester ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Beverly is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Cherokee Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
  • Gill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gill is located in Lincoln County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
  • Graball
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Graball is located in Lincoln County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
  • Harpers Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Pearl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pearl is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Rocky River ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rocky River is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River

How Far From Hester 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 Hester to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hester and extending to:

  • Abbeville, which is the Seat of Abbeville County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hester to Abbeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east (E). 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 453 miles [729 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Hester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hester 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 Hester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0704, Longitude: -82.5871       In this case, the coordinates for Hester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.215 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.527 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.505 degrees.