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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lynnwood:
    • 32.727956, -79.959257
    • 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 Lynnwood
  • 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 Lynnwood ...

We found ten communities that share the name Lynnwood.

Within South Carolina, the name Lynnwood is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Lynnwood lies 2,186 miles [3,518 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lynnwood that is located in Charleston County.
    • Georgia
      • Catoosa 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 Georgia community of Lynnwood [Catoosa County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Lynnwood [Cook County].
      • Kendall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Lynnwood [Kendall County].
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Lynnwood is located in Fayette County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the north of the Lynnwood that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Lynnwood.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Lynnwood is located in Luzerne County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the north northeast of the Lynnwood that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Lynnwood.
    • Virginia
      • Rockingham County
      • This Lynnwood is located in Rockingham County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the north of the Lynnwood that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Lynnwood.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Lynnwood is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the northeast of the Lynnwood that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Lynnwood.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Lynnwood is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,424 miles [3,901 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lynnwood that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Lynnwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynnwood ...

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.

  • Bayfront
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayfront have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfront
    • Bayfront is located in Charleston County
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Charleston County
  • Clarks Sound
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Sound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Sound
    • Clarks Sound is located in Charleston County
  • Creek Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Point
    • Creek Point is located in Charleston County
  • Green Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Charleston County
  • Harbor Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Woods
    • Harbor Woods is located in Charleston County
  • Honey Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
    • Honey Hill is located in Charleston County
  • James Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Landsdowne
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landsdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdowne
    • Landsdowne is located in Charleston County
  • Laurel Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
    • Laurel Park is located in Charleston County
  • Oceanview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview
    • Oceanview is located in Charleston County
  • Oyster Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
    • Oyster Point is located in Charleston County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
      • Quail Run is located in Charleston County
    • Riverpoint
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpoint
      • Riverpoint is located in Charleston County
    • Riverview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Charleston County
    • Seaside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
      • Seaside is located in Charleston County
    • Three Trees
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Trees have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Trees
      • Three Trees is located in Charleston County
    • Tidalview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tidalview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidalview
      • Tidalview is located in Charleston County

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

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

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lynnwood to Columbia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lynnwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lynnwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lynnwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7280, Longitude: -79.9593       In this case, the coordinates for Lynnwood 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 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 Lynnwood 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 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.
<5>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 Lynnwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.702 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.596 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.894 degrees.









 

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