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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 Jennings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jennings 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 Jennings:
- 34.240427, -81.155370
- 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 Jennings
- 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 Fairfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Since Jennings is near Richland County and also Newberry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry 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 Jennings
Communities Also Named Jennings ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Jennings.
Within South Carolina, the name Jennings is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Jennings [Lawrence County].
- Colorado
- Chaffee County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Chaffee County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Jennings.
- Florida
- Hamilton County
- This Jennings is located in Hamilton County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Jennings that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Jennings.
- Georgia
- Webster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Jennings [Webster County].
- Kansas
- Decatur County
- This Jennings is located in Decatur County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Jennings that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Jennings.
- Kentucky
- Trimble County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Jennings [Trimble County].
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Jennings [Calcasieu Parish].
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- This Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Jennings that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Jennings.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Jennings is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Jennings that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Jennings.
- Garrett County
- This Jennings is located in Garrett County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km] to the north northeast of the Jennings that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Jennings.
- Michigan
- Missaukee County
- This Jennings is located in Missaukee County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Jennings that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missaukee County community of Jennings.
- Mississippi
- Pike County
- This Jennings is located in Pike County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Jennings that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Jennings.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Jennings is located in Saint Louis County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Jennings that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Jennings.
- Montana
- Lincoln County
- This Jennings is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,000 miles [3,218.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Jennings that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Jennings.
- Nebraska
- Sheridan County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Jennings [Sheridan County].
- North Carolina
- Iredell County
- This Jennings is located in Iredell County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<3> to the north of the Jennings that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Jennings.
- Oklahoma
- Pawnee County
- This Jennings is located in Pawnee County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Jennings that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Jennings.
- Tennessee
- Wilson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Jennings [Wilson County].
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This Jennings is located in Lamar County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<3> to the west of the Jennings that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Jennings.
- Virginia
- Nottoway County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Jennings [Nottoway County].
- Wisconsin
- Oneida County
- This Jennings is located in Oneida County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Jennings that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Jennings.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jennings ...
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.
- Bookman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Cedar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dutch Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Friarsgate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Friarsgate is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friarsgate
- Green Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Jenkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lever ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Littleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Littleton is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Lost Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Peak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Summerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summerville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
How Far From Jennings 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 Jennings to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jennings and extending to:
- Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Fairfield County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jennings to Winnsboro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Jennings could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jennings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jennings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Jennings 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 Jennings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2404, Longitude: -81.1554 In this case, the coordinates for Jennings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.395 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.609 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.91 degrees. |
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