Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Lynchburg:
  • 34.052380, -80.060904
  • 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 South Lynchburg

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Lynchburg ...

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.

• Cartersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cartersville is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
• English Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • English Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Crossroads
• Hobbs Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
• Jones Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• Lynchburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lynchburg is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <1>
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Pleasant View ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Sparrows Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sparrows Crossroads is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Crossroads
• Trinity Cross Roads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Trinity Cross Roads is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cross Roads

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

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

• Bishopville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Lynchburg to Bishopville, with an average speed<3> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'