Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lydia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lydia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lydia
- 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 Lydia:
- 34.290882, -80.114634
- 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 Lydia
- 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 Darlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Darlington County
- Since Lydia is near Lee County and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Lydia ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Lydia.
Within South Carolina, the name Lydia is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Kansas
- Kearny 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 Kansas community of Lydia [Kearny County].
- Wichita County
- This Lydia is located in Wichita County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lydia that is located in Darlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wichita County community of Lydia.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lydia ...
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.
- Cypress Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Crossroads
- Cypress Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Erwin Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Park
- Erwin Park is located in Darlington County
- Hartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <4>
- Kellytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Kingsville Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville Heights
- Kingsville Heights is located in Darlington County
- Lees Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossroads
- Lees Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Meadow Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Meadow Oaks is located in Darlington County
- Oats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Register Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register Crossroads
- Register Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- South Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in Darlington County
How Far From Lydia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lydia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lydia and extending to:
- Darlington, which is the Seat of Darlington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lydia to Darlington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lydia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Darlington County: www.darcosc.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lydia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lydia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2909, Longitude: -80.1146 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Lydia 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> | 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 Lydia 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 309.804 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.937 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.501 degrees. |