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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 Lobeco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lobeco 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 Lobeco:
- 32.554716, -80.743927
- 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 Lobeco
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Lobeco is near Colleton County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Lobeco
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lobeco ...
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.
- Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Daniels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Daniels is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Gardens Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gardens Corner is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens Corner
- Grays Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grays Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill
- Irongate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Irongate is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Lucy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lucy Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Creek
- Mark Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mark Island is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Island
- Marsh Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Harbor is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Harbor
- Marsh Hawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Hawk is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Hawk
- Partridge Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Partridge Woods is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Woods
- Peace Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peace Haven is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Haven
- Pepper Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pepper Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Hill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pleasant Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Point is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Rivers Edge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rivers Edge is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Salt Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salt Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Walnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Lobeco 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 Lobeco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lobeco and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Lobeco 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 484 miles [778.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 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' (or 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- Lobeco) 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 Lobeco 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 Lobeco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5547, Longitude: -80.7439 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.133 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.067 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.223 degrees. |
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