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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 Langley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langley 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 Langley:
- 33.516918, -81.843382
- 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 Langley
- 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Langley is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Langley
Communities Also Named Langley ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Langley.
Within South Carolina, the name Langley is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pike County
- This Langley is located in Pike County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the west of the Langley that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Langley.
- British Columbia
- This Langley lies 2,337 miles [3,761 km]<1> to the northwest of the Langley that is located in Aiken County.
- Illinois
- Bureau County
- This Langley is located in Bureau County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Langley that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Langley.
- Kansas
- Ellis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Langley [Ellis County].
- Ellsworth County
- This Langley is located in Ellsworth County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Langley that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellsworth County community of Langley.
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Langley is located in Floyd County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the north of the Langley that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Langley.
- Magoffin County
- Although located in Magoffin County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Langley.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Langley [Attala County].
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Langley is located in Pitt County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Langley that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Langley.
- Oklahoma
- Mayes County
- This Langley is located in Mayes County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Langley that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mayes County community of Langley.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Langley is located in Fairfax County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Langley that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Langley.
- Washington
- Island County
- This Langley is located in Island County and lies 2,311 miles [3,719.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Langley that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Langley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Langley ...
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.
- Bath
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clearwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crestdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
- Deerwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deerwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Foxchase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foxchase is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Gloverville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Graniteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gregg Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gregg Park is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
- Heathwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heathwood Park is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood Park
- Horse Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Horse Creek is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Huntcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mixville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mixville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixville
- Rainbow Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Falls is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
- Sandlewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlewood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
- Stone Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stone Gap is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Gap
- Willow Springs Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
- Wood Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wood Valley is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
How Far From Langley 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 Langley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Langley and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Langley to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 457 miles [735.5 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,340 miles [10,203.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Langley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Langley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Langley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Langley 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 Langley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5169, Longitude: -81.8434 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.774 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.941 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.369 degrees. |
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