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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 Thorns Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thorns Ferry 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 Thorns Ferry:
- 35.029311, -81.040077
- 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 Thorns Ferry
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Thorns Ferry is near Mecklenburg County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Thorns Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thorns Ferry ...
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.
- Cedarwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarwood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fairlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Grey Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grey Rock is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
- Heritage Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heritage Woods is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Honeysuckle Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Honeysuckle Woods is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Woods
- India Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Island View Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Island View Landing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View Landing
- Masons Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Masons Ferry is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Ferry
- Old Orchid
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Orchid is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchid
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pecan Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Shadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shadowbrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Sunrise Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Point is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
- Swan Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swan Meadows is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
- Timber Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Wintercrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wintercrest is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintercrest
- Wood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Forest is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
- Woodwind
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodwind is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind
How Far From Thorns Ferry 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 Thorns Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Thorns Ferry and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Thorns Ferry to York, with an average speed<2> 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Thorns Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Thorns Ferry 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 Thorns Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0293, Longitude: -81.0401 In this case, the coordinates for Thorns Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.335 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.654 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.639 degrees. |
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