Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Providence, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Providence and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Providence
- 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 Providence:
- 34.016536, -81.260100
- 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 Providence
- 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 Lexington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Since Providence is near Richland County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Providence ...
We found 76 communities that share the name Providence.
There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Providence.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 73 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 73 communities, 75 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Berkeley County
- This Providence is located in Berkeley County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Providence.
- Orangeburg County
- This Providence is located in Orangeburg County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the southeast of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Providence.
- Sumter 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 South Carolina community of Providence [Sumter County].
- Berkeley County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Providence is located in Butler County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Providence.
- Cullman County
- This Providence is located in Cullman County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the west of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Providence.
- Jefferson County
- This Providence is located in Jefferson County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the west of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Providence.
- Marengo County
- This Providence is located in Marengo County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the west southwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Providence.
- Pickens 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 Alabama community of Providence [Pickens County].
- Randolph County
- This Providence is located in Randolph County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the west of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Providence.
- Talladega County
- This Providence is located in Talladega County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the west of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Providence.
- Walker County
- This Providence is located in Walker County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the west of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Providence.
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Providence.
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Providence [Faulkner County].
- White County
- This Providence is located in White County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Providence.
- California
- Nevada County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Providence [Nevada County].
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Providence [San Bernardino County].
- Florida
- Bradford 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 Florida community of Providence [Bradford County].
- Polk County
- This Providence is located in Polk County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the south of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Providence.
- Union County
- This Providence is located in Union County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the south southwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Providence.
- Georgia
- Grady County
- This Providence is located in Grady County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Providence.
- Sumter 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 Georgia community of Providence [Sumter County].
- Illinois
- Bureau County
- This Providence is located in Bureau County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Providence.
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Providence is located in Johnson County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Providence.
- Kansas
- Butler 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 Kansas community of Providence [Butler County].
- Jewell 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 Kansas community of Providence [Jewell County].
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Providence is located in Clark County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Providence.
- Jessamine 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 Kentucky community of Providence [Jessamine County].
- Knox County
- This Providence is located in Knox County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Providence.
- Lawrence County
- This Providence is located in Lawrence County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the north northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Providence.
- Simpson County
- This Providence is located in Simpson County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the west northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Providence.
- Trimble County
- This Providence is located in Trimble County and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the north northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trimble County community of Providence.
- Webster County
- This Providence is located in Webster County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km] to the northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Providence.
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Providence [Jefferson Parish].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Providence [Anne Arundel County].
- Baltimore County
- This Providence is located in Baltimore County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Providence.
- Cecil County
- This Providence is located in Cecil County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km] to the northeast of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Providence.
- Talbot County
- This Providence is located in Talbot County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the northeast of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Providence.
- Michigan
- Presque Isle 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 Michigan community of Providence [Presque Isle County].
- Minnesota
- Lac qui Parle County
- This Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lac qui Parle County community of Providence.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This Providence is located in Attala County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the west of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Providence.
- Covington County
- This Providence is located in Covington County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km] to the west southwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Providence.
- Forrest County
- This Providence is located in Forrest County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km] to the west southwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Providence.
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This Providence is located in Boone County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Providence.
- Dunklin County
- This Providence is located in Dunklin County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the west northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Providence.
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- This Providence is located in Caswell County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Providence.
- Chatham 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 North Carolina community of Providence [Chatham County].
- Granville County
- This Providence is located in Granville County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the northeast of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granville County community of Providence.
- McDowell County
- This Providence is located in McDowell County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the north northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Providence.
- Mecklenburg County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Providence [Mecklenburg County].
- Rockingham County
- This Providence is located in Rockingham County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the north northeast of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Providence.
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Providence.
- Gallia County
- This community is historic and although located in Gallia County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Providence.
- Lucas County
- This Providence is located in Lucas County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Providence.
- Wood County
- This community is historic and although located in Wood County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Providence.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Providence.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Providence is located in Delaware County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Providence.
- Lackawanna County
- This Providence is located in Lackawanna County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km] to the north northeast of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Providence.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Providence is located in Providence County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Providence.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Providence is located in Blount County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Providence.
- Davidson County
- This Providence is located in Davidson County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the west northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Providence.
- Grundy County
- This Providence is located in Grundy County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the west northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Providence.
- Lewis County
- This Providence is located in Lewis County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km] to the west northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Providence.
- Madison County
- This Providence is located in Madison County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km] to the west northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Providence.
- Sumner County
- This Providence is located in Sumner County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Providence.
- Trousdale County
- This Providence is located in Trousdale County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the west northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trousdale County community of Providence.
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Providence is located in Angelina County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the west of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Providence.
- Floyd County
- This Providence is located in Floyd County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km] to the west of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Providence.
- Fort Bend County
- This Providence is located in Fort Bend County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km] to the west southwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Providence.
- Polk County
- This Providence is located in Polk County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the west southwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Providence.
- Van Zandt 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 Texas community of Providence [Van Zandt County].
- Utah
- Cache County
- This Providence is located in Cache County and lies 1,737 miles [2,795.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Providence.
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- 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 Virginia community of Providence [Chesapeake City].
- Grayson County
- This Providence is located in Grayson County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the north of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Providence.
- Halifax County
- This Providence is located in Halifax County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the north northeast of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Providence.
- Washington
- Adams County
- This Providence is located in Adams County and lies 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Providence.
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Providence is located in Jackson County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the north of the Providence that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Providence.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Providence ...
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.
- Coldstream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldstream have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
- Coldstream is located in Lexington County
- Coventry Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Woods
- Coventry Woods is located in Lexington County
- Harbor Side
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Side have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Side
- Harbor Side is located in Lexington County
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Lexington County
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Lexington County
- Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Land of the Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land of the Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of the Lakes
- Land of the Lakes is located in Lexington County
- Lands End
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Peters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Pine Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pine Point is located in Lexington County
- Red Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Lexington County
- Yacht Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yacht Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Cove
- Yacht Cove is located in Lexington County
How Far From Providence 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 Providence to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Providence and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Providence to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 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 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Providence. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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- Providence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Providence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0165, Longitude: -81.2601 In this case, the coordinates for Providence have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Providence 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> | 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 Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Providence to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.451 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.642 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.013 degrees. |