Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Honeywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honeywood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Honeywood
- 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 Honeywood:
- 33.929872, -81.197876
- 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 Honeywood
- 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 Lexington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Since Honeywood is near Lancaster County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- eBird sighting report for Richland 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
Communities Also Named Honeywood ...
We found one communities that share the name Honeywood.
Within South Carolina, the name Honeywood is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Honeywood in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Honeywood lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the north of the Honeywood that is located in Lexington County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Honeywood ...
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.
- Cedarwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Crystal View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal View
- Crystal View is located in Lexington County
- Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Lexington County
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Indian Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Pines
- Indian Pines is located in Lexington County
- Land of the Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land of the Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of the Lakes
- Land of the Lakes is located in Lexington County
- Red Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Regency Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Square
- Regency Square is located in Lexington County
- Three Fountains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Fountains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Fountains
- Three Fountains is located in Lexington County
- Walnut Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Walnut Creek is located in Lexington County
How Far From Honeywood 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 Honeywood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Honeywood and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Honeywood to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 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 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 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Honeywood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Honeywood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Honeywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9299, Longitude: -81.1979 In this case, the coordinates for Honeywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Honeywood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.415 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.587 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.013 degrees. |