Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Northwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northwood
- 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 Northwood:
- 33.469043, -80.801758
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Northwood
- 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 Orangeburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- Since Northwood is near Calhoun County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Northwood ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Northwood.
There are four communities within South Carolina that are also named Northwood.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 43 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 46 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Darlington County
- Greenville County
- Horry County
- Spartanburg County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Northwood is located in Cullman County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the west of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Northwood.
- Madison County
- This Northwood is located in Madison County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km] to the west northwest of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Northwood.
- Arkansas
- California
- Delaware
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Northwood is located in Alachua County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Northwood.
- Duval County
- This Northwood is located in Duval County and lies 215 miles [346 km] to the south southwest of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Northwood.
- Palm Beach 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 Florida community of Northwood [Palm Beach County].
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Northwood is located in Bulloch County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Northwood.
- Lowndes County
- This Northwood is located in Lowndes County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the southwest of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Northwood.
- Indiana
- Allen 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 Indiana community of Northwood [Allen County].
- Elkhart County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Elkhart County].
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Grant County].
- LaGrange County
- This Northwood is located in LaGrange County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Northwood.
- Marion County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Marion County].
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Putnam County].
- Vigo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Vigo County].
- Iowa
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- 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 Maryland community of Northwood [Baltimore City].
- Charles County
- This Northwood is located in Charles County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Northwood.
- Wicomico County
- This Northwood is located in Wicomico County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the northeast of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Northwood.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Northwood is located in Camden County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Northwood.
- Sussex County
- This Northwood is located in Sussex County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km] to the north northeast of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Northwood.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Northwood is located in Alamance County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Northwood.
- Cumberland County
- This Northwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the northeast of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Northwood.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Northwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the north of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Northwood.
- Orange County
- This Northwood is located in Orange County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the north northeast of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Northwood.
- Union County
- This Northwood is located in Union County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the north of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Northwood.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Northwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Northwood.
- Logan County
- This Northwood is located in Logan County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km] to the north northwest of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Northwood.
- Mercer County
- This Northwood is located in Mercer County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the north northwest of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Northwood.
- Stark County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Stark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Northwood.
- Wood County
- This Northwood is located in Wood County and lies 581 miles [935 km] to the north northwest of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Northwood.
- Ontario
- This Northwood lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the north of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Northwood is located in Blair County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Northwood.
- Philadelphia County
- This Northwood is located in Philadelphia County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km] to the north northeast of the Northwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Northwood.
- Utah
- Washington
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwood ...
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.
- Creekmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Haddock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hillview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hunter Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
- Hunter Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Jones Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Terrace
- Jones Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Marshall Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Marshall Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Orangeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
- Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <5>
- Orangewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
- Orangewood is located in Orangeburg County
- Pecanway Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecanway Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecanway Terrace
- Pecanway Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Pine Needles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Needles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needles
- Pine Needles is located in Orangeburg County
- Quicktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rosewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Orangeburg County
- Turkey Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Turkey Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Windy Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Windy Hills is located in Orangeburg County
- Rosewood
How Far From Northwood 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 Northwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northwood and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Northwood to Columbia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 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 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Northwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4690, Longitude: -80.8018 In this case, the coordinates for Northwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Northwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Northwood 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Northwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.183 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.255 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.994 degrees. |