Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Robertville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robertville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Robertville

• 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 Robertville:
  • 32.586568, -81.198438
  • 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 Robertville

• 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 Robertville is near Hampton County and also Effingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham 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 Robertville

Communities Also Named Robertville ...

We found one communities that are also named Robertville.

Within South Carolina, the name Robertville is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Robertville in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Robertville lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Robertville that is located in Jasper County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robertville ...

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.

• Dupies Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dupies Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupies Ferry
• Grays
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grays is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
• Groover Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Groover Landing is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groover Landing
• Lena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lena is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
• Martins Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Martins Landing is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
• Nixville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Nixville is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixville
• Sisters Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisters Ferry
• Steep Bottom ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Steep Bottom is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Bottom
• Stokes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stokes is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Two Sisters Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people

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

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

• Ridgeland, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Robertville to Ridgeland, with an average speed<2> 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 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 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'