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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 Lake Elizabeth Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Elizabeth Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Elizabeth Estates
  • 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 Lake Elizabeth Estates:
    • 34.108486, -80.982867
    • 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 Lake Elizabeth Estates
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Lake Elizabeth Estates is near Lexington County and also Kershaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw 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 Lake Elizabeth Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Elizabeth Estates ...

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.

  • Crane Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crane Forest is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Forest
  • Dentsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edinburgh
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edinburgh is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
  • Evergreen Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Park is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
  • Forest Trace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Forest Trace is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trace
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Springs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Jiggs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jiggs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
  • Meadow Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Lake is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
  • Rockbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
  • Rockgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rockgate is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgate
  • Sandwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandwood is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwood
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sharp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sharp is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Springwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Springwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
    • Tanglewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

How Far From Lake Elizabeth Estates 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 Lake Elizabeth Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Elizabeth Estates and extending to:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Elizabeth Estates to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Elizabeth Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lake Elizabeth Estates 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 Lake Elizabeth Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1085, Longitude: -80.9829       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Elizabeth Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.295 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.475 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.882 degrees.