Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sawyerdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sawyerdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sawyerdale
- 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 Sawyerdale:
- 33.591262, -81.230936
- 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 Sawyerdale
- 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 Sawyerdale is near Aiken County and also Lexington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- eBird sighting report for Lexington 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 Sawyerdale ...
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.
- Barefoot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
- Finland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Gravel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Great Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Branch
- Great Branch is located in Orangeburg County
- Healing Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Barnwell County
- Lees
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - New Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- New Holland is located in Aiken County
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- Poplar Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Spring
- Poplar Spring is located in Orangeburg County
- Rosemary ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Sharpes Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpes Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Hill
- Sharpes Hill is located in Lexington County
- Spring Branch ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
- Spring Branch is located in Aiken County
- Sweden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Thor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Spring
How Far From Sawyerdale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sawyerdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sawyerdale and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sawyerdale to Orangeburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sawyerdale. 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> | 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> | 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- Sawyerdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sawyerdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5913, Longitude: -81.2309 In this case, the coordinates for Sawyerdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sawyerdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.428 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.554 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.119 degrees. |