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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 Sherwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherwood Acres 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 Sherwood Acres:
- 34.659593, -80.752847
- 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 Sherwood Acres
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Sherwood Acres is near Chester County and also Kershaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw 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 Sherwood Acres
Communities Also Named Sherwood Acres ...
We found four communities that are also named Sherwood Acres.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Sherwood Acres.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Spartanburg County
- This Sherwood Acres is located in Spartanburg County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sherwood Acres that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Sherwood Acres.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Sherwood Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sherwood Acres that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Sherwood Acres.
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- This Sherwood Acres is located in Dougherty County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sherwood Acres that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Sherwood Acres.
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Sherwood Acres is located in Pitt County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sherwood Acres that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Sherwood Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherwood Acres ...
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.
- Anvil Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Anvil Rock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil Rock
- Bell Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Crocketts Crossroad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crocketts Crossroad is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossroad
- Erwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Grace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Green Peach Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Peach Orchard is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Peach Orchard
- Heath Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Jones Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rich Hill Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rich Hill Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill Crossroads
- Smoke Rise
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smoke Rise is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
How Far From Sherwood Acres 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 Sherwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherwood Acres and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sherwood Acres to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 357 miles [574.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Sherwood Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sherwood Acres 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 Sherwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6596, Longitude: -80.7528 In this case, the coordinates for Sherwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.168 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.409 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.636 degrees. |
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