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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 Hodges Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hodges Corner 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 Hodges Corner:
- 33.740716, -80.424806
- 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 Hodges Corner
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Hodges Corner is near Clarendon County and also Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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 Hodges Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hodges Corner ...
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.
- Edgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Flowers Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flowers Heights is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Heights
- Foxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foxville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Green Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Iris Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Iris Heights is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris Heights
- Juneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Juneville is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneville
- Kingman Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingman Heights is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman Heights
- Lone Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Privateer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Rainbow Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Falls is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Silver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Starks Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Starks Ferry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Ferry
- Stokes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Summer View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Summer View is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer View
- Tiller Circle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tiller Circle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Circle
- Twin Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Winter Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Winter Park is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
How Far From Hodges Corner 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 Hodges Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hodges Corner and extending to:
- Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hodges Corner to Sumter, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 over two 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Hodges Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hodges Corner 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 Hodges Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7407, Longitude: -80.4248 In this case, the coordinates for Hodges Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.975 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.055 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.777 degrees. |
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