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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 New Dublin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Dublin 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 New Dublin:
    • 33.993766, -81.037870
    • 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 New Dublin
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since New Dublin is near Lexington County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 New Dublin

Communities Also Named New Dublin ...

We found one communities that are also named New Dublin.

Within South Carolina, the name New Dublin is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named New Dublin in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This New Dublin lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New Dublin that is located in Richland County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Dublin ...

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.

  • Arthurtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
  • Booker Washington Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brickyard Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
  • Butchertown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Butchertown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
  • Dutch Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dutch Square is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Square
  • Dutchbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dutchbrook is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchbrook
  • Edenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edenwood is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwood
  • Elm Abode
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elm Abode is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Abode
  • Emerald Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Emerald Valley is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
  • Forest Trace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Trace is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trace
  • Foxhall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxhall is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Gordon Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gordon Springs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Gregg Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Gregg Park is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
    • Happytown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Happytown is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happytown
    • Heathwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Heathwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
    • Meadowfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowfield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
    • Munster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Munster is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Quail Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Ravenwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Riverbanks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverbanks is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbanks
    • Riverside Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside Forest is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Forest
    • Rosewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rosewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of New Dublin once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in New Dublin and extending to:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from New Dublin to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Dublin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Dublin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 New Dublin 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 New Dublin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9938, Longitude: -81.0379       In this case, the coordinates for New Dublin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.325 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.493 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.935 degrees.