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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 Light, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Light 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 Light:
    • 34.589272, -82.802918
    • 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 Light
  • 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 New Light is near Oconee County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Light

Communities Also Named New Light ...

We found three communities that are also named New Light.

Within South Carolina, the name New Light is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Richland Parish
      • This New Light is located in Richland Parish and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Light that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland Parish community of New Light.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This New Light is located in Wake County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Light that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of New Light.
    • Virginia
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This New Light is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Light that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of New Light.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Light ...

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.

  • Adams Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams Crossing is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
  • Cherrys Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cherrys Crossing is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrys Crossing
  • Clearview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearview is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Friendship Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Friendship Shores is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Shores
  • Green Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Forest is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Harris Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Harris Ferry is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ferry
  • Hidden Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hidden Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
  • Hunters Trail
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Trail is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
  • Indian Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Leisure Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Masons Cross Road
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Masons Cross Road is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Cross Road
  • Pickens Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickens Ferry is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Poplar Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Poplar Cove is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cove
    • Quail Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Creek is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Sandy Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Shadow Wood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Shadow Wood is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
    • Stonehaven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonehaven is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
    • Townville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Welcome
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Welcome is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

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

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

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Light to Anderson, 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Light) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Light 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 Light. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5893, Longitude: -82.8029       In this case, the coordinates for New Light have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.352 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.759 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.452 degrees.