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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sardinia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sardinia and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sardinia:
- 33.834332, -80.082655
- 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 Sardinia
- 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 Clarendon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
- Since Sardinia is near Sumter County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Sardinia
Communities Also Named Sardinia ...
We found three communities that are also named Sardinia.
Within South Carolina, the name Sardinia is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Decatur County
- This Sardinia is located in Decatur County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sardinia that is located in Clarendon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Sardinia.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Sardinia is located in Erie County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the north of the Sardinia that is located in Clarendon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Sardinia.
- Ohio
- Brown County
- This Sardinia is located in Brown County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sardinia that is located in Clarendon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Sardinia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sardinia ...
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.
- Central Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Central Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Crossroads
- Cypress Fork Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hebron Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Crossroads
- Martins Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Trinity Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cross Roads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cross Roads
- Union Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Workman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Workman is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman
How Far From Sardinia 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 Sardinia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sardinia and extending to:
- Manning, which is the Seat of Clarendon County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sardinia to Manning, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sardinia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sardinia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sardinia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8343, Longitude: -80.0827 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.783 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.848 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.623 degrees. |
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