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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 Stoneboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoneboro 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 Stoneboro:
- 34.540149, -80.737019
- 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 Stoneboro
- 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 Kershaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
- Since Stoneboro is near Lancaster County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Stoneboro
Communities Also Named Stoneboro ...
We found one communities that are also named Stoneboro.
Within South Carolina, the name Stoneboro is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Stoneboro in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- This Stoneboro is located in Mercer County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the north of the Stoneboro that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Stoneboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoneboro ...
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.
- Anvil Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anvil Rock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil Rock
- Bell Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Coats Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coats Crossroad is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Crossroad
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Heath Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Kingsbury ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kingsbury is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Liberty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Robinson Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robinson Crossroad is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroad
How Far From Stoneboro 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 Stoneboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stoneboro and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stoneboro to Camden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stoneboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stoneboro 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 Stoneboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5401, Longitude: -80.7370 In this case, the coordinates for Stoneboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.158 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.381 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.665 degrees. |
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