Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in State Park Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to State Park Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for State Park Acres

• 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 State Park Acres:
  • 34.117652, -80.941755
  • 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 State Park Acres

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near State Park Acres ...

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.

• Dentsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dentsville is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dentsville <1>
• Edinburgh
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Edinburgh is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
• Green Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Springs is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Huntcliff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Huntcliff is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
• Jiggs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jiggs is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
• Meadow Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Rockbridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
• Rose Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Creek is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
• Sandwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sandwood is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwood
• Sharp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sharp is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
• Spring Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Springwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Springwood is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
• Tanglewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tanglewood is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

How Far From State Park Acres 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 State Park Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from State Park Acres to Columbia, 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'