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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 Lexing-Town Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lexing-Town Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lexing-Town Estates:
    • 33.963480, -81.276767
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lexing-Town Estates
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lexing-Town Estates ...

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.

  • Coventry Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Woods
    • Coventry Woods is located in Lexington County
  • Elsie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
    • Elsie is located in Lexington County
  • Harbor Side
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Side have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Side
    • Harbor Side is located in Lexington County
  • Harrisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Lexington County
  • Heritage Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Heritage Hills is located in Lexington County
  • Land of the Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land of the Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of the Lakes
    • Land of the Lakes is located in Lexington County
  • Lands End
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lands End have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
    • Lands End is located in Lexington County
  • Peters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Peters is located in Lexington County
  • Providence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Lexington County
  • Red Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
  • Rollingwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Rollingwood is located in Lexington County
  • Walnut Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
    • Walnut Creek is located in Lexington County

How Far From Lexing-Town Estates to ...

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

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

  • Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Lexing-Town Estates to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 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 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>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- Lexing-Town Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lexing-Town Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9635, Longitude: -81.2768       In this case, the coordinates for Lexing-Town Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lexing-Town Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.46 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.644 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.034 degrees.