Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lethia:
  • 33.966233, -82.412073
  • 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 Lethia

• 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 McCormick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
  • Since Lethia is near Lincoln County and also Abbeville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville 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 Lethia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lethia ...

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.

• Bordeaux
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bordeaux is located in McCormick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
• Buffalo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo is located in McCormick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cedar Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Hill is located in McCormick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Cedar Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Chamberlains Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Chamberlains Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains Ferry
• Curry Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Curry Hill is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
• Graball
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Graball is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Leroys Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leroys Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroys Ferry
• Lisbon ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Plum Branch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plum Branch is located in McCormick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum Branch <1>

How Far From Lethia to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lethia and extending to:

• McCormick, which is the Seat of McCormick County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lethia to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 452 miles [727.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'