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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 Tisdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tisdale 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 Tisdale:
    • 33.487666, -79.656178
    • 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 Tisdale
  • 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
    • Since Tisdale is near Georgetown County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Tisdale

Communities Also Named Tisdale ...

We found four communities that are also named Tisdale.

Within South Carolina, the name Tisdale is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sutter County
      • This Tisdale is located in Sutter County and lies 2,355 miles [3,790 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tisdale that is located in Williamsburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Tisdale.
    • Kansas
      • Cowley County
      • This Tisdale is located in Cowley County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tisdale that is located in Williamsburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Tisdale.
    • Manitoba
      • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=33.487666&lon=-79.656178&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Tisdale.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Tisdale lies 1,798 miles [2,893.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tisdale that is located in Williamsburg County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tisdale ...

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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cook Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cook Corner is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
  • Cooper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Harper Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Harper Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Crossroads
  • Italy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Italy is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
  • Lower Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Crossing is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Crossing
  • Martin Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Martin Corner is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
  • Potato Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Potato Ferry is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Ferry
  • Trio
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio

How Far From Tisdale 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 Tisdale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tisdale and extending to:

  • Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tisdale to Kingstree, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 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 from Point A (ie- Tisdale) 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 Tisdale 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 Tisdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4877, Longitude: -79.6562       In this case, the coordinates for Tisdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.543 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.522 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.567 degrees.