Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sixty Six:
  • 33.304089, -80.825356
  • 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 Sixty Six

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
  • Since Sixty Six is near Bamberg County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Sixty Six

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sixty Six ...

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.

• Bobcat Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bobcat Landing is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobcat Landing
• Branchville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Branchville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Branchville
  • From Sixty Six to Branchville
• Cattle Creek ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cattle Creek is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
• Cope
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cope
  • From Sixty Six to Cope
• Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
• Haddock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Haddock is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
• Johnsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Johnsville
  • From Sixty Six to Johnsville
• Orangewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Orangewood is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
• Sandy Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Run is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
• Sugar Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Whetstone Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Whetstone Crossroads is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Crossroads

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sixty Six and extending to:

• Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sixty Six to Orangeburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'