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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for New Richmond.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Richmond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Richmond and the surrounding area.
- 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 Richmond:
- 33.535413, -82.013728<1>
- 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 Richmond
- 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 Edgefield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
- Since New Richmond is near Richmond County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Richmond
Communities Also Named New Richmond ...
We found nine communities that are also named New Richmond.
Within South Carolina, the name New Richmond is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- New Richmond, Montgomery County
- This New Richmond is located in Montgomery County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<2> to the north northwest of the New Richmond that is located in Edgefield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Richmond.
- Kentucky
- New Richmond, Campbell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of New Richmond [Campbell County].
- Michigan
- New Richmond, Allegan County
- This New Richmond is located in Allegan County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the New Richmond that is located in Edgefield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of New Richmond.
- Ohio
- New Richmond, Clermont County
- This New Richmond is located in Clermont County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the New Richmond that is located in Edgefield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of New Richmond.
- Pennsylvania
- New Richmond, Crawford County
- This New Richmond is located in Crawford County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<2> to the north of the New Richmond that is located in Edgefield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of New Richmond.
- Quebec
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of New Richmond.
- West Virginia
- New Richmond, Summers County
- This community is historic<4> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of New Richmond [Summers County].
- New Richmond, Wyoming County
- This New Richmond is located in Wyoming County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the north of the New Richmond that is located in Edgefield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of New Richmond.
- Wisconsin
- New Richmond, Saint Croix County
- This New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the New Richmond that is located in Edgefield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of New Richmond.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Richmond ...
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.
- Bonnie Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bonnie Glen is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Glen
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Crestland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crestland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestland
- Forest Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Creek is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Foxhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foxhall is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Highgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highgate is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Hillside Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillside Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Lulaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Memory Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- National Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Poverty Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Poverty Hill is also located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Rockbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Stevens Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stevens Pointe is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Pointe
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summerville is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sunset Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Windtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windtree is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From New Richmond 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 included the distance from a community such as New Richmond 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 community of New Richmond once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in New Richmond and extending to:
- Edgefield, which is the Seat of Edgefield County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Richmond to Edgefield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 462 miles [743.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for New Richmond:
Decimal: 33.53541, -82.013728
DDMMSS: 33° 32' 7", -82° 0' 49" |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Richmond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 New Richmond 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. |
| <4> | 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 Richmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Richmond 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 Richmond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5354, Longitude: -82.0137 In this case, the coordinates for New Richmond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.871 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.056 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.428 degrees. |
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