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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 Laurens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurens 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 Laurens:
- 34.498814, -82.014775
- 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 Laurens
- 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 Laurens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
- Since Laurens is near Spartanburg County and also Greenwood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood 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 Laurens
Communities Also Named Laurens ...
We found two communities that are also named Laurens.
Within South Carolina, the name Laurens is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Pocahontas County
- This Laurens is located in Pocahontas County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Laurens that is located in Laurens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Laurens.
- New York
- Otsego County
- This Laurens is located in Otsego County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Laurens that is located in Laurens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Laurens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurens ...
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.
- Cold Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Doubling ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doubling is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubling
- Edens ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edens is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edens
- Gray Court
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Tavern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory Tavern is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tavern
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Long Branch is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Lydia Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia Mills is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia Mills
- Martin Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Martin Crossroads is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Crossroads
- Smallwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smallwood is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
How Far From Laurens 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 city such as Laurens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laurens and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Laurens to Columbia, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Laurens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Laurens 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 Laurens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4988, Longitude: -82.0148 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.893 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.218 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.168 degrees. |
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