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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 Ingrams, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ingrams 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 Ingrams:
- 34.462376, -80.209792
- 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 Ingrams
- 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 Ingrams is near Darlington County and also Kershaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw 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 Ingrams
Communities Also Named Ingrams ...
We found one communities that are also named Ingrams.
Within South Carolina, the name Ingrams is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Ingrams in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Ingrams is located in Washington County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the west of the Ingrams that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ingrams.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingrams ...
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.
- Big Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hunts Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hunts Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Crossroads
- Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Junction is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Kellytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kellytown is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
- Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Tabernacle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tillers Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tillers Ferry is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillers Ferry
- Tillersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tillersville is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillersville
How Far From Ingrams 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 Ingrams to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ingrams and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ingrams to Chesterfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 353 miles [568.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ingrams) 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> | 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 Ingrams 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 Ingrams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4624, Longitude: -80.2098 In this case, the coordinates for Ingrams have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.858 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.025 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.487 degrees. |
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