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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 Jaggers Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jaggers Terrace 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 Jaggers Terrace:
    • 34.034321, -81.012313
    • 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 Jaggers Terrace
  • 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 Jaggers Terrace is near Lexington County and also Lancaster 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 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 Jaggers Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jaggers Terrace ...

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.

  • Booker Washington Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Brickyard Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
  • Butchertown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Butchertown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
  • Crane Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crane Forest is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Forest
  • Dentsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutch Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dutch Square is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Square
  • Dutchbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dutchbrook is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchbrook
  • Elm Abode
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Elm Abode is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Abode
  • Emerald Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Emerald Valley is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
  • Evergreen Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Park is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
  • Forest Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Forest Trace is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trace
  • Foxhall
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Foxhall is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Gregg Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Gregg Park is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
    • Heathwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Heathwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
    • Jiggs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jiggs is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
    • Kingswood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Kingswood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Lakeview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Meadow Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Meadow Lake is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
    • Munster
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Munster is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Ravenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Riverbanks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Riverbanks is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbanks
    • Riverside Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Riverside Forest is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Forest
    • Rockbridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
    • Rockgate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Rockgate is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgate
    • Rosewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rosewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Sandwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sandwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwood
    • Springwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Springwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
    • Tanglewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jaggers Terrace and extending to:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Jaggers Terrace to White House, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jaggers Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Jaggers Terrace 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 Jaggers Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0343, Longitude: -81.0123       In this case, the coordinates for Jaggers Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.311 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.482 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.914 degrees.