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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 Kline, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kline 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 Kline:
    • 33.126242, -81.342601
    • 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 Kline
  • 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 Kline ...

We found nine communities that share the name Kline.

Within South Carolina, the name Kline is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • La Plata County
      • This Kline is located in La Plata County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kline that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Kline.
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines County
      • This Kline is located in Des Moines County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kline that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Kline.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Kline is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the west of the Kline that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Kline.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland 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 Michigan community of Kline [Oakland County].
    • New York
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Kline [Montgomery County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Kline is located in Clarion County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the north of the Kline that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Kline.
    • Tennessee
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Kline [Franklin County].
    • Washington
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Kline [Lincoln County].
    • West Virginia
      • Pendleton County
      • This Kline is located in Pendleton County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kline that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Kline.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kline ...

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.

  • Boiling Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
    • Boiling Springs is located in Barnwell County
  • Gravel Hill ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
    • Gravel Hill is located in Allendale County
  • Grays Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossroads
    • Grays Crossroads is located in Allendale County
  • Happy Bottom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Bottom
    • Happy Bottom is located in Barnwell County
  • Hells Half Acre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hells Half Acre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Half Acre
    • Hells Half Acre is located in Barnwell County
  • Martin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Millett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
    • Millett is located in Allendale County
  • Woods Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads
    • Woods Crossroads is located in Allendale County

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

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

  • Barnwell, which is the Seat of Barnwell County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Kline to Columbia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 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 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kline. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kline) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kline. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1262, Longitude: -81.3426    
<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 Kline, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Kline 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Kline to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.481 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.548 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.287 degrees.









 

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