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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 Oswego, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oswego 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 Oswego:
- 34.007986, -80.287491
- 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 Oswego
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Oswego is near Lee County and also Darlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darlington 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 Oswego
Communities Also Named Oswego ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Oswego.
Within South Carolina, the name Oswego is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Blaine County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Oswego [Blaine County].
- Illinois
- Kendall County
- This Oswego is located in Kendall County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Oswego that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Oswego.
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Oswego is located in Kosciusko County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Oswego that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Oswego.
- Kansas
- Labette County
- This Oswego is located in Labette County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oswego that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Oswego.
- Mississippi
- Holmes County
- This Oswego is located in Holmes County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<2> to the west of the Oswego that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Oswego.
- Montana
- Dawson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Oswego [Dawson County].
- Valley County
- This Oswego is located in Valley County and lies 1,635 miles [2,631.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Oswego that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Oswego.
- New York
- Oswego County
- This Oswego is located in Oswego County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Oswego that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Oswego.
- North Carolina
- Franklin County
- This Oswego is located in Franklin County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Oswego that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Oswego.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Oswego [Clackamas County].
- Multnomah 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 Oregon community of Oswego [Multnomah County].
- Washington 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 Oregon community of Oswego [Washington County].
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Oswego is located in Campbell County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Oswego that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Oswego.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oswego ...
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.
- Burns Down
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Down is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Down
- Edgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- English Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- English Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Crossroads
- Flowers Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flowers Heights is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Heights
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hearthstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hearthstone is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Iris Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iris Heights is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris Heights
- Kingman Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kingman Heights is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman Heights
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Richwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Rocky Bluff Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hills is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Oswego 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 Oswego to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oswego and extending to:
- Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Oswego to Columbia, with an average speed<3> 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 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 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Oswego 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. |
| <2> | 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- Oswego) 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 Oswego 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 Oswego. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0080, Longitude: -80.2875 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.90 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.007 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.649 degrees. |
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