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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 Living Inn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Living Inn 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 Living Inn:
- 34.113754, -81.462325
- 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 Living Inn
- 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 Newberry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry County
- Since Living Inn is near Saluda County and also Lexington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saluda County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington 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 Living Inn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Living Inn ...
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.
- Climax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Climax is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Dutchman Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dutchman Shores is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman Shores
- Hollys Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollys Ferry is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollys Ferry
- Jug Hole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jug Hole is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Hole
- Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Little Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mallard Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mallard Bay is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
- Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Star is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Ridge Road Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridge Road Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road Crossroads
- Snug Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Snug Harbor is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Stoney Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
How Far From Living Inn 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 Living Inn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Living Inn and extending to:
- Newberry, which is the Seat of Newberry County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Living Inn to Newberry, 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.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 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 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Living Inn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Living Inn 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 Living Inn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1138, Longitude: -81.4623 In this case, the coordinates for Living Inn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.568 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.79 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.062 degrees. |
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