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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 Judson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Judson 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 Judson:
    • 34.833173, -82.427624
    • 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 Judson
  • 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
    • Since Judson is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Judson

Communities Also Named Judson ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Judson.

There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Judson.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Dillon County
      • This Judson is located in Dillon County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east of the Judson that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Judson.
    • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Judson [Marion County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers County
      • This Judson is located in Chambers County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Judson that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Judson.
    • Alberta
      • This Judson lies 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Judson that is located in Greenville County.
    • Florida
      • Levy County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Judson [Levy County].
    • Georgia
      • Catoosa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Judson [Catoosa County].
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Judson [Kankakee County].
    • Indiana
      • Howard County
      • This Judson is located in Howard County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Judson that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Judson.
      • Parke County
      • This Judson is located in Parke County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the northwest of the Judson that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Judson.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Judson [Sedgwick County].
      • Smith County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Judson [Smith County].
    • Kentucky
      • Garrard County
      • This Judson is located in Garrard County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Judson that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrard County community of Judson.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Judson is located in Bristol County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Judson that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Judson.
    • Minnesota
      • Blue Earth County
      • This Judson is located in Blue Earth County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Judson that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Judson.
    • Missouri
      • Sullivan County
      • This Judson is located in Sullivan County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Judson that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Judson.
    • New Mexico
      • Roosevelt County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Judson.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Judson is located in Cumberland County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the east of the Judson that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Judson.
      • Swain County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Judson [Swain County].
    • North Dakota
      • Morton County
      • This Judson is located in Morton County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the northwest of the Judson that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Judson.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Judson [Athens County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Blaine County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Judson [Blaine County].
    • Texas
      • Gregg County
      • This Judson is located in Gregg County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west of the Judson that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of Judson.
    • West Virginia
      • Summers County
      • This Judson is located in Summers County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Judson that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Judson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Judson ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • City View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • City View is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
  • Elizabeth Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Elizabeth Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
  • Enchanted Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Enchanted Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Forest
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hughes Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
  • Marshall Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
  • Plainview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Plainview Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
  • Quail Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Quail Haven is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
  • Stone Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
  • Supreme Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Supreme Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme Forest
  • Tanglewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Tanglewood is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • View Point Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • View Point Place is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Place
    • Welcome
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Welcome is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • White Horse
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • White Horse is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • Woodside
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Woodside is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Judson to Columbia, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,886 miles [7,863.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Judson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Judson 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.
<3>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 Judson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Judson 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 Judson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8332, Longitude: -82.4276       In this case, the coordinates for Judson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.138 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.548 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.238 degrees.