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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 Lands End, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lands End 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 Lands End:
- 32.291866, -80.641497
- 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 Lands End
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Lands End is near Jasper County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton 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 Lands End
Communities Also Named Lands End ...
We found seven communities that are also named Lands End.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Lands End.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Lexington County
- This Lands End is located in Lexington County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lands End that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Lands End.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Lands End is located in Camden County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lands End that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Lands End.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Lands End is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lands End that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Lands End.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Lands End is located in Essex County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lands End that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Lands End.
- New Brunswick
- This Lands End lies 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lands End that is located in Beaufort County.
- North Carolina
- Carteret County
- This Lands End is located in Carteret County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lands End that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Lands End.
- Virginia
- Gloucester County
- This Lands End is located in Gloucester County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lands End that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Lands End.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lands End ...
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.
- Folly Field
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Folly Field is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Field
- Frogmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frogmore is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
- Gator Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gator Field is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Field
- Gay Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gay Oaks is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Oaks
- Grasslawn Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grasslawn Beach is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslawn Beach
- Green Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Pond is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Hazel Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hazel Farm is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Farm
- Hickory Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Bluff is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Hickory Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Forest is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Honey Horn Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Indigo Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indigo Run is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Run
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Mariners Watch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mariners Watch is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Watch
- Orange Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Otter Hole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Hole is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hole
- Red Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Oak is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Riverwind
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riverwind is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwind
- Shell Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
- Shell Point park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Point park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point park
- Shelter Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shelter Cove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Cove
- Wood Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Lake is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
How Far From Lands End 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 Lands End to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lands End and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lands End to Beaufort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lands End) 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 Lands End 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 Lands End. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2919, Longitude: -80.6415 In this case, the coordinates for Lands End have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.07 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.957 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.257 degrees. |
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