Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lowrys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowrys and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lowrys

• 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 Lowrys:
  • 34.804008, -81.237217
  • 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 Lowrys

• 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Since Lowrys is near York County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Lowrys

Communities Also Named Lowrys ...

We found one communities that are also named Lowrys.

Within South Carolina, the name Lowrys is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Lowrys in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Anson County
    • This Lowrys is located in Anson County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lowrys that is located in Chester County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anson County community of Lowrys.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowrys ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chester is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
• Eureka Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
• Evans
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Evans is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
• Lewis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lewis is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Quail Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rodman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rodman is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
• Springwood Lakes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Springwood Lakes is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Lakes
• Stringfellow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stringfellow is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfellow

How Far From Lowrys 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 town such as Lowrys to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lowrys and extending to:

• Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies just to the South.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Lowrys to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'