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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 Lakeview Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeview Terrace and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lakeview Terrace:
    • 33.976540, -81.149819
    • 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 Lakeview 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 Lexington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
    • Since Lakeview Terrace is near Lancaster County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Lakeview Terrace

Communities Also Named Lakeview Terrace ...

We found six communities that are also named Lakeview Terrace.

Within South Carolina, the name Lakeview Terrace is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Lakeview Terrace is located in Berkshire County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeview Terrace that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Lakeview Terrace.
    • Minnesota
      • Itasca County
      • This Lakeview Terrace is located in Itasca County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeview Terrace that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itasca County community of Lakeview Terrace.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Lakeview Terrace is located in Ocean County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeview Terrace that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Lakeview Terrace.
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This Lakeview Terrace is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the north of the Lakeview Terrace that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Lakeview Terrace.
      • Stark County
      • This Lakeview Terrace is located in Stark County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the north of the Lakeview Terrace that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Lakeview Terrace.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Lakeview Terrace is located in Davis County and lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeview Terrace that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Lakeview Terrace.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeview 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.

  • Arthur
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Arthur is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Cedarwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedarwood is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Greyland Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greyland Forest is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyland Forest
  • Happytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Happytown is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happytown
  • Hillside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Indian Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Indian Pines is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Pines
  • Kings Grant
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kings Grant is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
  • Oak Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Creek is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Quail Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Rose Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rose Gardens is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Gardens
  • Three Fountains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Three Fountains is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Fountains

How Far From Lakeview Terrace to ...

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

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

  • Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeview Terrace to White House, with an average speed<2>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 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Lakeview Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lakeview Terrace 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 Lakeview Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9765, Longitude: -81.1498       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeview Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.388 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.563 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.982 degrees.