Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Neal Shoals, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neal Shoals and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Neal Shoals
- 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 Neal Shoals:
- 34.664860, -81.449820
- 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 Neal Shoals
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Neal Shoals is near Chester County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neal Shoals ...
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.
- Fishdam Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishdam Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam Ferry
- Fishdam Ferry is located in Chester County
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lyles Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyles Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Ferry
- Lyles Ferry is located in Chester County
- Pride ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Red Point ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Sandy River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Sandy River is located in Chester County
- Woods Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
- Woods Ferry is located in Chester County
- Worthys Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthys Ferry
- Worthys Ferry is located in Chester County
How Far From Neal Shoals 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 Neal Shoals to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Neal Shoals and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Neal Shoals to Union, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Neal Shoals. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Neal Shoals) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Neal Shoals. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6649, Longitude: -81.4498 In this case, the coordinates for Neal Shoals have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Neal Shoals to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.569 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.87 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.903 degrees. |