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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 Lyonswood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyonswood 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 Lyonswood:
    • 34.482050, -82.659578
    • 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 Lyonswood
  • 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Since Lyonswood is near Hart County and also Abbeville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville 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 Lyonswood

Communities Also Named Lyonswood ...

We found one communities that are also named Lyonswood.

Within South Carolina, the name Lyonswood is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Lyonswood is located in Baltimore County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lyonswood that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Lyonswood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyonswood ...

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.

  • Cherokee Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cherokee Farms is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Farms
  • Clover Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clover Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Cloverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cloverdale is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Evergreen Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Heritage Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Holly Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Homeland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
  • Indian Trail
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Indian Trail is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Meadow Fields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Fields is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Fields
  • Meadow Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Meadow Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Mountain Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
  • Regency Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Regency Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park

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

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

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Lyonswood to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 435 miles [700.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lyonswood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lyonswood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lyonswood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4821, Longitude: -82.6596       In this case, the coordinates for Lyonswood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.266 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.645 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.424 degrees.