Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spring Plain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Plain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spring Plain
- 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 Spring Plain:
- 33.376832, -80.177864
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Spring Plain
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Spring Plain is near Orangeburg County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- eBird sighting report for Clarendon 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Plain ...
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.
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cross is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross <2>
- Cross Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cross Roads
- Cross Cross Roads is located in Berkeley County
- Eagle Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Eagle Point is located in Clarendon County
- Fountain Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Fountain Lake is located in Orangeburg County
- Green Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Little Belvidere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Belvidere
- Little Belvidere is located in Orangeburg County
- Mudville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Nelsons Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Orangeburg County
- Pigeon Bay ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Bay
- Pigeon Bay is located in Berkeley County
- Possum Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Region Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Region Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
- Region Town is located in Berkeley County
- Tugtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Spring Plain to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spring Plain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Spring Plain once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Spring Plain and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Plain to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<5> 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spring Plain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Spring Plain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Plain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3768, Longitude: -80.1779 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Plain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Spring Plain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.832 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.839 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.79 degrees. |