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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 Nitrolee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nitrolee 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 Nitrolee:
- 34.582922, -80.906746
- 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 Nitrolee
- 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Since Nitrolee is near Lancaster County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Nitrolee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nitrolee ...
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.
- Anvil Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anvil Rock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil Rock
- Bell Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Bucklick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bucklick is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Crocketts Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crocketts Crossroad is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossroad
- Erwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Fort Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fudges ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fudges is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges
- Grace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Great Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Peach Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Peach Orchard is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Peach Orchard
- Irwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Jones Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Kingsbury ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Lake View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springs Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springs Park is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Park
- Tip Top ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tip Top is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
How Far From Nitrolee 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 Nitrolee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nitrolee and extending to:
- Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nitrolee to Chester, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Nitrolee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Nitrolee 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 Nitrolee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5829, Longitude: -80.9067 In this case, the coordinates for Nitrolee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.256 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.499 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.717 degrees. |
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