Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Springbank Hills:
  • 33.995987, -80.508695
  • 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 Springbank Hills

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springbank Hills ...

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.

• Catchall
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Catchall is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
• Cherryvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
• Dixie Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie Crossing is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
• Edgewater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewater is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Ellerbees Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ellerbees Mill is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbees Mill
• Foxville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Foxville is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
• Hearthstone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hearthstone is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Rainbow Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainbow Falls is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
• Sanders Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sanders Corner is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Corner
• Summer View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Summer View is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer View
• Winter Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Winter Park is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park

How Far From Springbank Hills 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 Springbank Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Springbank Hills and extending to:

• Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Springbank Hills to Sumter, with an average speed<2> 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'