Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Schofield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schofield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Schofield
- 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 Schofield:
- 33.132656, -81.199827
- 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 Schofield
- 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 Bamberg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bamberg County
- Since Schofield is near Allendale County and also Barnwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allendale County
- eBird sighting report for Barnwell 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 Schofield ...
We found four communities that share the name Schofield.
Within South Carolina, the name Schofield is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schofield ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Barnwell County
- Clear Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Pond
- Clear Pond is located in Bamberg County
- Denmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Bamberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <5>
- Grays Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossroads
- Grays Crossroads is located in Allendale County
- Happy Bottom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Bottom
- Happy Bottom is located in Barnwell County
- Hells Half Acre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hells Half Acre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Half Acre
- Hells Half Acre is located in Barnwell County
- Hughes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Jennys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Luther ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Springtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Springtown is located in Bamberg County
- Woods Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads
- Woods Crossroads is located in Allendale County
How Far From Schofield 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 Schofield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Schofield and extending to:
- Bamberg, which is the Seat of Bamberg County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Schofield to Bamberg, 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north (N). 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 460 miles [740.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Schofield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Schofield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Schofield 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. |
| <3> | 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- Schofield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Schofield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1327, Longitude: -81.1998 In this case, the coordinates for Schofield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Schofield 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 310.401 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.457 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.233 degrees. |