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 Joanna:
34.417106, -81.813089
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.
We found two communities that are also named Joanna.
Within South Carolina, the name Joanna is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Missouri
Ralls County
This Joanna is located in Ralls County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Joanna that is located in Laurens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Joanna.
Pennsylvania
Berks County
This Joanna is located in Berks County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Joanna that is located in Laurens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Joanna.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joanna ...
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.
Brickhouse Crossroads (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Brickhouse Crossroads is located in Laurens County
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 Joanna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joanna and extending to:
Laurens, which is the Seat of Laurens County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Joanna to Laurens, 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 406 miles [653.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 from Point A (ie- Joanna) 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 Joanna 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 Joanna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4171, Longitude: -81.8131
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.775 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.071 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.113 degrees.