Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Iris Heights:
  • 33.922379, -80.372581
  • 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 Iris Heights

• 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Iris Heights is near Clarendon County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Iris Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Iris Heights ...

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.

• Burns Down
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Burns Down is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Down
• Edgewater
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Edgewater is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Flowers Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Flowers Heights is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Heights
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hearthstone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hearthstone is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
• Kingman Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingman Heights is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman Heights
• Mulberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Rainbow Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainbow Falls is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Summer View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Summer View is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer View
  • Tiller Circle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tiller Circle is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Circle
  • Twin Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Walnut Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Hills is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
  • Winter Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Winter Park is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park

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

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

• Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the East.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Iris Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'