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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 Poston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poston 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 Poston:
    • 33.873776, -79.426166
    • 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 Poston
  • 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 Florence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County
    • Since Poston is near Marion County and also Williamsburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg 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 Poston

Communities Also Named Poston ...

We found three communities that are also named Poston.

Within South Carolina, the name Poston is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • La Paz County
      • This Poston is located in La Paz County and lies 1,993 miles [3,207.4 km]<1> to the west of the Poston that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Paz County community of Poston.
    • Indiana
      • Ripley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Poston [Ripley County].
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Poston is located in Athens County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Poston that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Poston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poston ...

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.

  • Blossom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blossom is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
  • Butler Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Crossroads
  • Catfish Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Catfish Landing is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Landing
  • Crooks Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Crooks Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Crossroads
  • Dog Bluff Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dog Bluff Landing is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Bluff Landing
  • Evans Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Evans Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Crossroads
  • Fleet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fleet is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet
  • Friendship
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Half Moon ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Half Moon is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
  • Hemingway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hughes Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hughes Landing is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
  • Kingsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kingsburg is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
  • Locust Tree Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Tree Landing is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Tree Landing
  • Peters Ferry Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Peters Ferry Landing is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Ferry Landing

How Far From Poston to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poston and extending to:

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Florence County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Poston to Florence, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Poston 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Poston 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 Poston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8738, Longitude: -79.4262       In this case, the coordinates for Poston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.416 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.432 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.369 degrees.