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34.026531, -81.466492
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We found four communities that share the name Red Star.
Within South Carolina, the name Red Star is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Walker County
This Red Star is located in Walker County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the west of the Red Star that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Red Star.
Arkansas
Madison County
This Red Star is located in Madison County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Star that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Red Star.
Kentucky
Letcher County
This Red Star is located in Letcher County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Red Star that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Red Star.
West Virginia
Fayette 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 West Virginia community of Red Star [Fayette County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Star ...
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.
Climax (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Ridge Road Crossroads is located in Lexington County
How Far From Red Star 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 Red Star to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Star and extending to:
Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Red Star to Lexington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 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 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Star) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0265, Longitude: -81.4665 In this case, the coordinates for Red Star 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 Red Star 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>
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.
<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 Star to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.569 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.779 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.088 degrees.