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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 Reuben, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reuben 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 Reuben:
- 34.353753, -81.474547
- 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 Reuben
- 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 Newberry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry County
- Since Reuben is near Fairfield County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Reuben
Communities Also Named Reuben ...
We found three communities that are also named Reuben.
Within South Carolina, the name Reuben is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa 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 Alabama community of Reuben [Tuscaloosa County].
- Oregon
- Columbia County
- This Reuben is located in Columbia County and lies 2,297 miles [3,696.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Reuben that is located in Newberry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Reuben.
- Douglas County
- This Reuben is located in Douglas County and lies 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km] to the west northwest of the Reuben that is located in Newberry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Reuben.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reuben ...
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.
- Blair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cravenhill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cravenhill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravenhill
- David Sims Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- David Sims Ferry is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Sims Ferry
- Devils Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Devils Cross Roads is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Cross Roads
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Herbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Herbert is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Little Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lylesford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lylesford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lylesford
- Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sueville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sueville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sueville
- Tuckertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Reuben 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 Reuben to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Reuben once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Reuben and extending to:
- Newberry, which is the Seat of Newberry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Reuben to Newberry, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Reuben 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reuben) 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> | 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 Reuben, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Reuben 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 Reuben. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3538, Longitude: -81.4745 In this case, the coordinates for Reuben have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.579 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.837 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.00 degrees. |
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