Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sparks Ferry:
  • 34.531546, -79.830342
  • 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 Sparks Ferry

• 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 Marlboro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro County
  • Since Sparks Ferry is near Darlington County and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Darlington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Sparks Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sparks Ferry ...

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.

• Argyle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Argyle is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Cash
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cash is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
• Dovesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
• Everetts ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Everetts is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
• Grace Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace Heights is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Heights
• Greenplains ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenplains is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
• Lumber ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lumber is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
• Plumfield Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Plumfield Landing is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield Landing
• Robbins Neck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Robbins Neck is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Neck
• Society Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Society Hill is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Society Hill <1>
• Sunnybrook Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnybrook Heights is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Heights
• Welsh Neck ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Welsh Neck is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Neck

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

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

• Bennettsville, which is the Seat of Marlboro County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sparks Ferry to Bennettsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'