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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 Red River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red River and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Red River:
    • 34.960980, -80.965355
    • 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 Red River
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Red River is near Lancaster County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Red River

Communities Also Named Red River ...

We found eight communities that are also named Red River.

Within South Carolina, the name Red River is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Logan 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 Kentucky community of Red River [Logan County].
    • New Mexico
      • Taos County
      • This Red River is located in Taos County and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Red River that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taos County community of Red River.
    • Nova Scotia
      • 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 Nova Scotia community of Red River.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This Red River is located in Darke County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Red River that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Red River.
    • Texas
      • Bowie 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 Texas community of Red River [Bowie County].
      • Grayson 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 Texas community of Red River [Grayson County].
      • Hardeman 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 Texas community of Red River [Hardeman County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Shawano County
      • This Red River is located in Shawano County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Red River that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawano County community of Red River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red River ...

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.

  • Cedarwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarwood is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Ebenezer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ebenezer is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Fairlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fairlawn is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • India Hook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • India Hook is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
  • Leslie Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Leslie Woods is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Woods
  • Lesslie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lesslie is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
  • Mexico
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mexico is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Old Orchid
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Old Orchid is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchid
  • Pecan Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pecan Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Ravenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenwood is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Riverview is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rock Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shadowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Shadowbrook is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Swan Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Swan Meadows is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows

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

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

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Red River to York, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Red River 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Red River 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 Red River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9610, Longitude: -80.9654       In this case, the coordinates for Red River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.292 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.595 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.63 degrees.