Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Nicholson Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nicholson Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nicholson Village

• 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 Nicholson Village:
  • 33.554586, -81.654275
  • 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 Nicholson Village

• 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
  • Since Nicholson Village is near Edgefield County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Nicholson Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nicholson Village ...

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.

• Balltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Balltown is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
• Deerwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Deerwood is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Foxchase
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Foxchase is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
• Hidden Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hidden Haven is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
• Hillview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillview is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Huntcliff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
• Hunters Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunters Glen is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
• Pinecrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pinecrest is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Quail Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Roseland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Roseland is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Stone Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone Gap is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Gap
• Wood Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wood Valley is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From Nicholson Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nicholson Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nicholson Village and extending to:

• Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies just to the West.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Nicholson Village to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'