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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stilton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stilton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Stilton:
- 33.537347, -80.837738
- 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 Stilton
- 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 Orangeburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- Since Stilton is near Calhoun County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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 Stilton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stilton ...
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.
- Creekmoor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Creekmoor is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekmoor
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hillview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillview is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Hunter Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunter Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
- Jones Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Terrace
- Marshall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marshall Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Orangeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pecanway Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pecanway Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecanway Terrace
- Pine Needles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Needles is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needles
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pine Tops
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Tops is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tops
- Quicktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quicktown is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicktown
- Rosewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosewood is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Turkey Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turkey Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Windy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Hills is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
How Far From Stilton 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 Stilton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stilton and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Stilton to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 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 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stilton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Stilton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5373, Longitude: -80.8377 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.205 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.289 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.988 degrees. |
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