Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Savanna Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savanna Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Savanna Town
- 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 Savanna Town:
- 33.425139, -81.909559
- 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 Savanna Town
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Savanna Town is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Savanna Town ...
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.
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Apple Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Apple Valley is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Aiken County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
- Clearwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Aiken County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <2>
- Crestdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Crestland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Edenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Fairvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Gordon Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Park
- Gordon Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Heathwood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood Park
- Heathwood Park is located in Aiken County
- Hillside Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Hillside Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Horse Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Horse Creek is located in Aiken County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Nixon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Sand Bar Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Bar Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bar Ferry
- Sand Bar Ferry is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Schultz Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schultz Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Hill
- Schultz Hill is located in Aiken County
- Spiderweb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Summer Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill is located in Aiken County
- Sunset Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County
- Twiggs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Willow Springs Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
- Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County
- Johnstown
How Far From Savanna Town 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 Savanna Town 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<3> community of Savanna Town once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Savanna Town and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Savanna Town to Aiken, with an average speed<5> 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 64 miles [103 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 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 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Savanna Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Savanna Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Savanna Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4251, Longitude: -81.9096 In this case, the coordinates for Savanna Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Savanna Town 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 310.809 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.969 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.418 degrees. |