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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 Silver Bluff Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Bluff Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Silver Bluff Estates:
    • 33.520972, -81.731776
    • 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 Silver Bluff Estates
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
    • Since Silver Bluff Estates is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Silver Bluff Estates

Communities Also Named Silver Bluff Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Silver Bluff Estates.

Within South Carolina, the name Silver Bluff Estates is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Silver Bluff Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the south of the Silver Bluff Estates that is located in Aiken County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Silver Bluff Estates.
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Silver Bluff Estates is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km] to the south of the Silver Bluff Estates that is located in Aiken County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Silver Bluff Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Bluff Estates ...

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.

  • Balltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Balltown is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
  • Deerwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Deerwood is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Foxchase
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Foxchase is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
  • Hidden Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hidden Haven is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
  • Huntcliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
  • Hunters Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Glen is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Pinecrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pinecrest is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Quail Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Roseland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseland is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Stone Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stone Gap is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Gap
  • Wood Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wood Valley is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From Silver Bluff Estates 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 Silver Bluff Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Bluff Estates and extending to:

  • Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Silver Bluff Estates to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 454 miles [730.6 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Silver Bluff Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Silver Bluff Estates 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 Silver Bluff Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5210, Longitude: -81.7318       In this case, the coordinates for Silver Bluff Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.71 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.869 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.326 degrees.