Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Longwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Longwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Longwood
- 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 Longwood:
- 32.322698, -80.609830
- 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 Longwood
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Longwood is near Jasper County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- eBird sighting report for Colleton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Longwood ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Longwood.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Longwood.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Delaware
- Florida
- Okaloosa County
- This Longwood is located in Okaloosa County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Longwood that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Longwood.
- Orange 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 Florida community of Longwood [Orange County].
- Seminole County
- This Longwood is located in Seminole County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the south of the Longwood that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Longwood.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Longwood is located in Caddo Parish and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the west of the Longwood that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Longwood.
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Longwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the west of the Longwood that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Longwood.
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Pettis County
- This Longwood is located in Pettis County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the northwest of the Longwood that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pettis County community of Longwood.
- Saint Louis County
- Although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Longwood.
- Nebraska
- New York
- Bronx 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 New York community of Longwood [Bronx County].
- Genesee County
- This Longwood is located in Genesee County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the north of the Longwood that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Longwood.
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Longwood lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the north of the Longwood that is located in Beaufort County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Clarke County
- This Longwood is located in Clarke County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Longwood that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Longwood.
- Rockbridge County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Longwood [Rockbridge County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Longwood ...
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.
- Frogmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Gator Field
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gator Field have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Field
- Gator Field is located in Beaufort County
- Gay Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hazel Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Farm
- Hazel Farm is located in Beaufort County
- Hickory Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Hickory Forest is located in Beaufort County
- Lands End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Mariners Watch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Watch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Watch
- Mariners Watch is located in Beaufort County
- Orange Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Riverwind
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Longwood 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 Longwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Longwood and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Longwood to Beaufort, with an average speed<5> 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 118 miles [189.9 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 496 miles [798.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Longwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Longwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Longwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3227, Longitude: -80.6098 In this case, the coordinates for Longwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Longwood 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> | 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 Longwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Longwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.053 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.942 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.237 degrees. |