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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 Hornsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hornsboro 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 Hornsboro:
- 34.797933, -80.288675
- 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 Hornsboro
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Hornsboro is near Anson County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Hornsboro
Communities Also Named Hornsboro ...
We found one communities that are also named Hornsboro.
Within South Carolina, the name Hornsboro is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Hornsboro in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marengo County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Hornsboro [Marengo County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hornsboro ...
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.
- Crowburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crowburg is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowburg
- Deep Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Evans Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Mill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
- High Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Lees Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Crossroads is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossroads
- Littles Quarters
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Littles Quarters is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Quarters
- Long Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Maysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Pageland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ruby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
How Far From Hornsboro 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 Hornsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hornsboro and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hornsboro to Chesterfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hornsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Hornsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hornsboro 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 Hornsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7979, Longitude: -80.2887 In this case, the coordinates for Hornsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.903 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.125 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.417 degrees. |
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