Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lorenzo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lorenzo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lorenzo
- 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 Lorenzo:
- 34.149287, -82.236235
- 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 Lorenzo
- 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 Greenwood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
- Since Lorenzo is near Abbeville County and also McCormick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
- eBird sighting report for McCormick 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 Lorenzo ...
We found eight communities that share the name Lorenzo.
Within South Carolina, the name Lorenzo is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Lorenzo [Alameda County].
- San Diego County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in San Diego County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Lorenzo.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Texas
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lorenzo ...
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.
- Bullock ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Cedar Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Greenwood County
- Fawn Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Brook
- Fawn Brook is located in Greenwood County
- Forest Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Forest Lake is located in Greenwood County
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>
- Greenwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hill and Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill and Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
- Hill and Dale is located in Greenwood County
- Lodge Grounds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Grounds
- Lodge Grounds is located in Greenwood County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Long Cane ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Page Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Place
- Page Place is located in Greenwood County
- Promised Land
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Greenwood County
- Wisewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Long Cane ‑ Historic
How Far From Lorenzo 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 Lorenzo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Lorenzo once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lorenzo and extending to:
- Greenwood, which is the Seat of Greenwood County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Lorenzo to Columbia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 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 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lorenzo 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. |
| <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 Lorenzo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lorenzo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lorenzo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1493, Longitude: -82.2362 In this case, the coordinates for Lorenzo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lorenzo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.014 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.307 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.349 degrees. |