Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Independents, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Independents and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Independents

• 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 Independents:
  • 33.944599, -80.903701
  • 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 Independents

• 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Since Independents is near Lexington County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington 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 Independents

Curious and Interesting Names Near Independents ...

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.

• Childs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Childs is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
• Dominion Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dominion Hills is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
• Galaxy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Galaxy is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy
• Gordon Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon Springs is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
• Heritage Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Woods is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
• Lee Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lee Hills is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hills
• Meadowfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Meadowfield is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
• Mountain Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Brook is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
• Quail Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Creek is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
• Quail Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Hills is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
• Starlite
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Starlite is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite
• Yorkshire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Yorkshire is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Independents and extending to:

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Independents to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'