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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 Suburbia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Suburbia 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 Suburbia:
- 34.170711, -79.803675
- 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 Suburbia
- 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 Florence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County
- Since Suburbia is near Darlington County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Suburbia
Communities Also Named Suburbia ...
We found two communities that are also named Suburbia.
Within South Carolina, the name Suburbia is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Suburbia is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Suburbia that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Suburbia.
- Baltimore County
- This Suburbia is located in Baltimore County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the north northeast of the Suburbia that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Suburbia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Suburbia ...
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.
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- College Park is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Cypress Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cypress Point is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Enchanted Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Enchanted Meadows is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Meadows
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Park is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Kings Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Grant is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Landmark Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Landmark Woods is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark Woods
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Longleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Longleaf is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Siesta Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- South Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Park is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Sweetbriar
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sweetbriar is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Woodland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Suburbia 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 Suburbia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Suburbia and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Florence County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Suburbia to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Suburbia) 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 Suburbia 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 Suburbia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1707, Longitude: -79.8037 In this case, the coordinates for Suburbia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.628 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.718 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.421 degrees. |
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