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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 Ricetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ricetown 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 Ricetown:
- 32.517131, -80.966775
- 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 Ricetown
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Ricetown is near Beaufort County and also Hampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton 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 Ricetown
Communities Also Named Ricetown ...
We found one communities that are also named Ricetown.
Within South Carolina, the name Ricetown is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Ricetown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Owsley County
- This Ricetown is located in Owsley County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ricetown that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owsley County community of Ricetown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ricetown ...
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.
- Cherry Point Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Point Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point Landing
- Gardens Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gardens Corner is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens Corner
- Grahamville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grahamville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Grays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grays is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
- Grays Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grays Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill
- Groover Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Groover Landing is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groover Landing
- Irongate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Irongate is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Jasper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Old House
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old House is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old House
- Peace Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peace Haven is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Haven
- Pleasant Farm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Farm is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farm
- Possum Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Possum Corner is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Corner
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Quail Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- River Reach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- River Reach is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Reach
- Robertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Robertville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertville
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Salt Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Salt Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Stokes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Switzerland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Switzerland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
How Far From Ricetown 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 Ricetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ricetown and extending to:
- Ridgeland, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Ricetown to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ricetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ricetown 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 Ricetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5171, Longitude: -80.9668 In this case, the coordinates for Ricetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.256 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.203 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.313 degrees. |
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