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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 Jordanville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jordanville 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 Jordanville:
    • 33.899333, -79.236990
    • 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 Jordanville
  • 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 Horry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
    • Since Jordanville is near Marion County and also Florence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Florence 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 Jordanville

Communities Also Named Jordanville ...

We found five communities that are also named Jordanville.

Within South Carolina, the name Jordanville is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Jordanville is located in Elmore County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the west of the Jordanville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Jordanville.
    • Illinois
      • Morgan 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 Illinois community of Jordanville [Morgan County].
    • New York
      • Herkimer County
      • This Jordanville is located in Herkimer County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jordanville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Jordanville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Jordanville lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jordanville that is located in Horry County.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Jordanville is located in Columbiana County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the north of the Jordanville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Jordanville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jordanville ...

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.

  • Dog Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dog Bluff is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Bluff
  • Horry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Horry is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horry
  • Hughes Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hughes Landing is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
  • Jones Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Jonestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jonestown is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Juniper Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Juniper Bay is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Bay
  • Knotty Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Knotty Branch is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotty Branch
  • Locust Tree Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust Tree Landing is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Tree Landing
  • Ned Swamp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ned Swamp is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned Swamp
  • Pee Dee Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pee Dee Crossroads is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee Crossroads
  • Peters Ferry Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Peters Ferry Landing is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Ferry Landing
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Twelvemile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Twelvemile is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jordanville and extending to:

  • Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jordanville to Conway, with an average speed<3> 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,781 miles [7,694.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jordanville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Jordanville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Jordanville 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 Jordanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8993, Longitude: -79.2370       In this case, the coordinates for Jordanville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.311 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.315 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.292 degrees.