Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Johnston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Johnston
- 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 Johnston:
- 33.832045, -81.801044
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Johnston
- 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 Edgefield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
- Since Johnston is near Saluda County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saluda County
- eBird sighting report for Aiken 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Johnston ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Johnston.
Within South Carolina, the name Johnston is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- California
- Iowa
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This Johnston is located in Trumbull County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the north of the Johnston that is located in Edgefield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Johnston.
- Tuscarawas County
- This Johnston is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km] to the north of the Johnston that is located in Edgefield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Johnston.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnston ...
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.
- Edgefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Edgefield is located in Edgefield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgefield <3>
- Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Fruit Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Fruit Hill is located in Saluda County
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Limp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Meeting Street
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting Street have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
- Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
- Parkhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pine House Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine House Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine House Crossroads
- Pine House Crossroads is located in Edgefield County
- Ridge Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Spring
- Ridge Spring is located in Saluda County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge Spring <3>
- Sunny Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
- Sunny Brook is located in Aiken County
How Far From Johnston 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 town such as Johnston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnston and extending to:
- Edgefield, which is the Seat of Edgefield County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Johnston to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Edgefield County: www.edgefieldcounty.sc.gov/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 Johnston 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Johnston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8320, Longitude: -81.8010 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Johnston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.757 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.966 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.268 degrees. |