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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 Promised Land, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Promised Land 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 Promised Land:
- 34.128454, -82.239569
- 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 Promised Land
- 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 Greenwood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
- Since Promised Land is near Abbeville County and also McCormick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick 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 Promised Land
Communities Also Named Promised Land ...
We found eight communities that are also named Promised Land.
Within South Carolina, the name Promised Land is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Ashley County
- This Promised Land is located in Ashley County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west of the Promised Land that is located in Greenwood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Promised Land.
- Mississippi County
- This Promised Land is located in Mississippi County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the west northwest of the Promised Land that is located in Greenwood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Promised Land.
- Poinsett County
- This Promised Land is located in Poinsett County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km] to the west northwest of the Promised Land that is located in Greenwood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Promised Land.
- Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- This Promised Land is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Promised Land that is located in Greenwood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Promised Land.
- Maine
- Androscoggin County
- This Promised Land is located in Androscoggin County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Promised Land that is located in Greenwood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Promised Land.
- Mississippi
- Sunflower 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 Mississippi community of Promised Land [Sunflower County].
- Pennsylvania
- Pike County
- This Promised Land is located in Pike County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Promised Land that is located in Greenwood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Promised Land.
- Tennessee
- Jefferson County
- This Promised Land is located in Jefferson County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Promised Land that is located in Greenwood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Promised Land.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Promised Land ...
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.
- Bullock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Cedar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lake is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Fawn Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fawn Brook is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Brook
- Forest Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hill and Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill and Dale is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lodge Grounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge Grounds is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Grounds
- Long Cane ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long Cane is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
- Page Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Page Place is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Place
- Timberlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Wisewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wisewood is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisewood
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Promised Land to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Promised Land to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Promised Land and extending to:
- Greenwood, which is the Seat of Greenwood County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Promised Land to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the northeast (NE). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 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- Promised Land) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Promised Land, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Promised Land 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 Promised Land. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1285, Longitude: -82.2396 In this case, the coordinates for Promised Land have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.015 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.306 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.356 degrees. |
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