Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Salley:
  • 33.565628, -81.303753
  • 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 Salley

• 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
  • Since Salley is near Orangeburg County and also Barnwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnwell 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 Salley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Salley ...

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.

• Barefoot
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Barefoot is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
• Berlin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Berlin is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Healing Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Healing Springs is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
• Lees
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lees is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
• New Holland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Holland is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
• Rosemary ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rosemary is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
• Spring Branch ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Branch is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
• Thor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Thor is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Salley and extending to:

• Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Salley to Aiken, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'