Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Terrace:
  • 34.631270, -79.668947
  • 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 Terrace

• 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 Marlboro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro County
  • Since Lake Terrace is near Scotland County and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Terrace

Communities Also Named Lake Terrace ...

We found two communities that are also named Lake Terrace.

Within South Carolina, the name Lake Terrace is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Orleans Parish
    • This Lake Terrace is located in Orleans Parish and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lake Terrace that is located in Marlboro County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Lake Terrace.
  • Virginia
    • Norfolk City
    • This Lake Terrace is located in Norfolk City and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lake Terrace that is located in Marlboro County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Lake Terrace.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Terrace ...

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.

• Beauty Spot ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Beauty Spot is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Spot
• Burnt Factory ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• Everetts ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Everetts is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
• Five Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Grace Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grace Heights is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Heights
• Hebron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebron is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Lester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lester is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Quick Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Quick Crossroads is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick Crossroads
• Sunnybrook Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sunnybrook Heights is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Heights

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

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

• Bennettsville, which is the Seat of Marlboro County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Terrace to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'