Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tabor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tabor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tabor
- 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 Tabor:
- 34.593988, -83.141266
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tabor
- 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Since Tabor is near Stephens County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stephens County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tabor ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Tabor.
Within South Carolina, the name Tabor is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Tabor lies 2,320 miles [3,733.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tabor that is located in Oconee County.
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Tabor [Clay County].
- Republic County
- This Tabor is located in Republic County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tabor that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Republic County community of Tabor.
- Minnesota
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Tabor lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the north of the Tabor that is located in Oconee County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Tabor is located in Cumberland County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tabor that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Tabor.
- Meigs County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Tabor [Meigs County].
- Roane County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Tabor [Roane County].
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tabor ...
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.
- Fighting Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fighting Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fighting Pine
- Fighting Pine is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Gumlog
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hicks Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Store
- Hicks Store is located in Oconee County
- Horse Shoe ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe
- Horse Shoe is located in Oconee County
- Jason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Jenkins Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Ferry
- Jenkins Ferry is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Johns Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mill
- Johns Mill is located in Oconee County
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <5>
- Oakway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Poplar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Retreat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Tabor 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 Tabor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tabor and extending to:
- Walhalla, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tabor to Walhalla, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tabor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tabor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tabor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5940, Longitude: -83.1413 In this case, the coordinates for Tabor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Tabor could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tabor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Tabor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.55 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.988 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.584 degrees. |