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we pass this GPS location for Lockhart:
34.789710, -81.461287
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We found fourteen communities that are also named Lockhart.
Within South Carolina, the name Lockhart is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Covington County
This Lockhart is located in Covington County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lockhart that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Lockhart.
Walker County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lockhart [Walker County].
California
San Bernardino County
This Lockhart is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,020 miles [3,250.9 km]<1> to the west of the Lockhart that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Lockhart.
Florida
Orange County
This Lockhart is located in Orange County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the south of the Lockhart that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Lockhart.
Georgia
Lincoln County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lockhart [Lincoln County].
Louisiana
Livingston Parish
This Lockhart is located in Livingston Parish and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lockhart that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Lockhart.
Union Parish
This Lockhart is located in Union Parish and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the west of the Lockhart that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Lockhart.
Minnesota
Norman County
This Lockhart is located in Norman County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lockhart that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norman County community of Lockhart.
Mississippi
Lauderdale County
This Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lockhart that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Lockhart.
Montana
Jefferson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Lockhart [Jefferson County].
Ohio
Richland County
This Lockhart is located in Richland County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the north of the Lockhart that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Lockhart.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Lockhart [Oklahoma County].
Texas
Caldwell County
This Lockhart is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lockhart that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Lockhart.
West Virginia
Jackson County
This Lockhart is located in Jackson County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the north of the Lockhart that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Lockhart.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockhart ...
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.
Beauty Spot ‑ Historic (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 town such as Lockhart to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lockhart and extending to:
Union, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lockhart to Union, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lockhart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lockhart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lockhart 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.
<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 Lockhart 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 Lockhart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7897, Longitude: -81.4613
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.576 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.897 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.872 degrees.