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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 Island View Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island View Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Island View Landing:
    • 35.025422, -81.043132
    • 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 Island View Landing
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Island View Landing is near Mecklenburg County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Island View Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Island View Landing ...

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.

  • Cedarwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarwood is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Ebenezer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ebenezer is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Fairlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fairlawn is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Grey Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grey Rock is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
  • Hickory Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • India Hook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • India Hook is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
  • Masons Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Masons Ferry is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Ferry
  • Pecan Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pecan Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Shadowbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Shadowbrook is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
    • Swan Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Swan Meadows is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
    • Thorns Ferry
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Thorns Ferry is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorns Ferry
    • Wintercrest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Wintercrest is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintercrest
    • Wood Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wood Forest is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
    • Woodwind
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodwind is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind

How Far From Island View Landing 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 Island View Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Island View Landing to York, with an average speed<2> 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south (S). 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 346 miles [556.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Island View Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Island View Landing 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 Island View Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0254, Longitude: -81.0431       In this case, the coordinates for Island View Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.337 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.656 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.641 degrees.