Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shannontown:
  • 33.889880, -80.340914
  • 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 Shannontown

• 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Shannontown is near Clarendon County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon 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 Shannontown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shannontown ...

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.

• Burns Down
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burns Down is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Down
• Edgewater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewater is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Flowers Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Flowers Heights is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Heights
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Iris Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Iris Heights is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris Heights
• Kingman Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kingman Heights is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman Heights
• Mulberry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Rainbow Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rainbow Falls is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
• Richwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Richwood is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Summer View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Summer View is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer View
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Tiller Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Tiller Circle is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Circle
  • Twin Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Walnut Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Hills is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
  • Winter Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Winter Park is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shannontown and extending to:

• Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the North.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Shannontown to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'