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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 Rose Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose Creek 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 Rose Creek:
- 34.140429, -80.900366
- 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 Rose Creek
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Rose Creek is near Kershaw County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Rose Creek
Communities Also Named Rose Creek ...
We found three communities that are also named Rose Creek.
Within South Carolina, the name Rose Creek is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Mower County
- This Rose Creek is located in Mower County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rose Creek that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Rose Creek.
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- This Rose Creek is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,062 miles [3,318.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Creek that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Rose Creek.
- Tennessee
- McNairy County
- This Rose Creek is located in McNairy County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Creek that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Rose Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose Creek ...
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.
- Chimney Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Ridge is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
- Dentsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburgh is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- Green Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Springs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Huntcliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Huntcliff is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Jiggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jiggs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
- Sandwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwood
- Sharp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Springwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Tanglewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Rose Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rose Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rose Creek and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rose Creek to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rose Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rose Creek 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 Rose Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1404, Longitude: -80.9004 In this case, the coordinates for Rose Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.248 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.426 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.842 degrees. |
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