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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 Horse Shoe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horse Shoe 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 Horse Shoe:
- 34.663986, -83.160156
- 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 Horse Shoe
- 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Since Horse Shoe is near Stephens County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stephens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Horse Shoe
Communities Also Named Horse Shoe ...
We found two communities that are also named Horse Shoe.
Within South Carolina, the name Horse Shoe is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Horse Shoe lies 2,272 miles [3,656.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Horse Shoe that is located in Oconee County.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Horse Shoe is located in Henderson County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Horse Shoe that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Horse Shoe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horse Shoe ...
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.
- Brasstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brasstown is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown
- Dutch Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Fork is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Fork
- Fighting Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fighting Pine is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fighting Pine
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hicks Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hicks Store is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Store
- Holly Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Jason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jason is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Jenkins Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Ferry is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Ferry
- Johns Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Mill is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mill
- Longcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Return
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Return is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Return
How Far From Horse Shoe 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 Horse Shoe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Horse Shoe once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Horse Shoe and extending to:
- Walhalla, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Horse Shoe to Columbia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 447 miles [719.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horse Shoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Horse Shoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Horse Shoe 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 Horse Shoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6640, Longitude: -83.1602 In this case, the coordinates for Horse Shoe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.563 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.012 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.573 degrees. |
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