Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peckwoods:
  • 34.292651, -80.605356
  • 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 Peckwoods

• 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 Kershaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
  • Since Peckwoods is near Fairfield County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Peckwoods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peckwoods ...

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.

• Cool Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cool Springs is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
• Dusty Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dusty Bend is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty Bend
• Hermitage Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hermitage Mill is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Mill
• Kirkover Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkover Hills is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkover Hills
• Knights Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Knights Hill is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Hill
• Log Town ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
• Pine Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pine Creek is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
• Sandy Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
• Sunnyhill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunnyhill is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyhill
• Valley Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Valley Park is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park

How Far From Peckwoods 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 Peckwoods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies just to the South.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Peckwoods to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'