Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rowesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rowesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rowesville
- 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 Rowesville:
- 33.371886, -80.837135
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rowesville
- 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 Orangeburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- Since Rowesville is near Bamberg County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bamberg County
- eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rowesville ...
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.
- Branchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Orangeburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchville <1>
- Cope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
- Cope is located in Orangeburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
- Haddock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Jones Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Terrace
- Jones Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Orangeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
- Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <1>
- Orangewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
- Orangewood is located in Orangeburg County
- Pecanway Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecanway Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecanway Terrace
- Pecanway Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Pine Needles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Needles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needles
- Pine Needles is located in Orangeburg County
- Quicktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Sandy Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Sixty Six
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
- Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
How Far From Rowesville 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 town such as Rowesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Rowesville and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies just to the North.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Rowesville to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 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 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rowesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rowesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rowesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3719, Longitude: -80.8371 |
| <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 Rowesville 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 310.202 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.262 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.034 degrees. |