Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandy Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Run and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sandy Run
- 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 Sandy Run:
- 33.322937, -80.715650
- 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 Sandy Run
- 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 Sandy Run is near Dorchester County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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 Sandy Run ...
We found eight communities that share the name Sandy Run.
There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Sandy Run.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Berkeley County
- Calhoun County
- Lexington County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hancock County
- This Sandy Run is located in Hancock County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the west of the Sandy Run that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Sandy Run.
- Liberty County
- This Sandy Run is located in Liberty County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southwest of the Sandy Run that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Sandy Run.
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Sandy Run is located in Bedford County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Sandy Run that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Sandy Run.
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sandy Run [Greene County].
- Luzerne County
- This Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the north northeast of the Sandy Run that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Sandy Run.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Run ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- 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 <4>
- Cat Hole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Cattle Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
- Cattle Creek is located in Dorchester County
- Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
- Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
- Oaks Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Crossroads
- Oaks Crossroads is located in Orangeburg County
- Orangewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
- Orangewood is located in Orangeburg County
- Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Orangeburg County
- Sixty Six
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
- Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Whetstone Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whetstone Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Crossroads
- Whetstone Crossroads is located in Bamberg County
How Far From Sandy Run 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 Sandy Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Run and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Run to Orangeburg, with an average speed<6> 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Run. 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> | 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 Sandy Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3229, Longitude: -80.7156 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Sandy Run 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sandy Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.133 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.176 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.002 degrees. |