Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saratt:
  • 34.895965, -81.540096
  • 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 Saratt

• 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Saratt is near York County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Saratt

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saratt ...

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.

• Beauty Spot ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Beauty Spot is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Spot
• Borax ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Borax is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
• Bullock Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bullock Creek is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
• Cotton ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cotton is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
• Flat Rock ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Hoodtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hoodtown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
• Hopewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Jonesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesville is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <1>
• Kelly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelly is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Pine Tree ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Tree is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saratt and extending to:

• Gaffney, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saratt to Gaffney, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'