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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 Levy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Levy 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 Levy:
- 32.202980, -81.029000
- 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 Levy
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Levy is near Beaufort County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Levy
Communities Also Named Levy ...
We found eight communities that are also named Levy.
Within South Carolina, the name Levy is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Levy is located in Pulaski County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Levy that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Levy.
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Levy is located in Muscogee County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the west of the Levy that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Levy.
- Missouri
- Henry 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 Missouri community of Levy [Henry County].
- Washington County
- This Levy is located in Washington County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Levy that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Levy.
- New Mexico
- Mora County
- This Levy is located in Mora County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Levy that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mora County community of Levy.
- Quebec
- This Levy lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Levy that is located in Jasper County.
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Levy is located in Loudoun County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Levy that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Levy.
- Spotsylvania County
- This Levy is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km] to the north northeast of the Levy that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Levy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Levy ...
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.
- Carver Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carver Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Cherry Point Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Point Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point Landing
- Clearview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cook Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cook Landing is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Landing
- Florida Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Florida Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- General Hamiltons Settlement ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow Landing is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Landing
- Good Hope Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope Landing is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Landing
- Gordonston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gordonston is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonston
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Limehouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Limehouse is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehouse
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mill Stone Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Stone Landing is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Stone Landing
- Mulberry Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Pine Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Gardens is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
- Wheat Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
How Far From Levy 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 Levy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Levy and extending to:
- Ridgeland, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Levy to Ridgeland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 124 miles [199.6 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 513 miles [825.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Levy) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Levy 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Levy 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 Levy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2030, Longitude: -81.0290 In this case, the coordinates for Levy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.188 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.418 degrees. |
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