Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sanders, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sanders and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sanders
- 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 Sanders:
- 32.964603, -81.298440
- 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 Sanders
- 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 Allendale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Allendale County
- Since Sanders is near Hampton County and also Screven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hampton County
- eBird sighting report for Screven 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
Communities Also Named Sanders ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Sanders.
Within South Carolina, the name Sanders is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Hot Spring County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Sanders [Hot Spring County].
- Nevada County
- This Sanders is located in Nevada County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<2> to the west of the Sanders that is located in Allendale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Sanders.
- California
- Fresno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sanders [Fresno County].
- Sutter County
- This Sanders is located in Sutter County and lies 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sanders that is located in Allendale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Sanders.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Montana
- Custer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sanders [Custer County].
- Treasure County
- This Sanders is located in Treasure County and lies 1,640 miles [2,639.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sanders that is located in Allendale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Treasure County community of Sanders.
- Oklahoma
- Adair County
- This Sanders is located in Adair County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sanders that is located in Allendale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Sanders.
- Nowata County
- This Sanders is located in Nowata County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km] to the west northwest of the Sanders that is located in Allendale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nowata County community of Sanders.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanders ...
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.
- Dukes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Gravel Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Allendale County
- Grays Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossroads
- Grays Crossroads is located in Allendale County
- Halls Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mill
- Halls Mill is located in Hampton County
- Jennys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - King Creek Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek Landing
- King Creek Landing is located in Allendale County
- Pond Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Red Bluff Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Landing
- Red Bluff Landing is located in Allendale County
- Valentine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Woods Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads
- Woods Crossroads is located in Allendale County
How Far From Sanders 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 Sanders to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Sanders once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sanders and extending to:
- Allendale, which is the Seat of Allendale County, lies just to the North.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Sanders to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sanders could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Sanders) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sanders. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9646, Longitude: -81.2984 In this case, the coordinates for Sanders have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sanders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sanders to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.452 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.492 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.314 degrees. |