Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lafayette Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lafayette Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lafayette Heights

• 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 Lafayette Heights:
  • 33.949324, -80.338136
  • 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 Lafayette Heights

• 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Lafayette Heights is near Lee County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon 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 Lafayette Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lafayette Heights ...

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.

• Burns Down
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Burns Down is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Down
• Edgewater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgewater is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Flowers Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Flowers Heights is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Heights
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hearthstone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hearthstone is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
• Iris Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Iris Heights is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris Heights
• Kingman Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kingman Heights is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman Heights
• Mulberry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Richwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Richwood is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
• Rocky Bluff Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Bluff Crossroads is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bluff Crossroads
• Tiller Circle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tiller Circle is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Circle
• Walnut Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
• Winter Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winter Park is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park

How Far From Lafayette Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lafayette Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lafayette Heights and extending to:

• Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the South.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Lafayette Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 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 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'