Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lucknow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lucknow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lucknow
- 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 Lucknow:
- 34.292654, -80.337573
- 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 Lucknow
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Lucknow is near Kershaw County and also Darlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
- eBird sighting report for Darlington 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 Lucknow ...
We found six communities that share the name Lucknow.
Within South Carolina, the name Lucknow is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Ontario
- This Lucknow lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the north of the Lucknow that is located in Lee County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lucknow ...
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.
- Big Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Bishopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Bishopville is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishopville <4>
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Manville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Spur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Tillers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillers Ferry
- Tillers Ferry is located in Kershaw County
- Tillersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillersville
- Tillersville is located in Kershaw County
- Valley Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Valley Park is located in Kershaw County
How Far From Lucknow 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 Lucknow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lucknow and extending to:
- Bishopville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Lucknow to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lucknow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 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 Lucknow 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lucknow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lucknow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2927, Longitude: -80.3376 In this case, the coordinates for Lucknow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lucknow 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 309.93 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.082 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.585 degrees. |