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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 Townville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Townville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Townville:
    • 34.564160, -82.898203
    • 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 Townville
  • 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Since Townville is near Oconee County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Townville

Communities Also Named Townville ...

We found one communities that are also named Townville.

Within South Carolina, the name Townville is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Townville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Crawford County
      • This Townville is located in Crawford County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Townville that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Townville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Townville ...

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.

  • Bent Tree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bent Tree is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
  • Cross Roads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Roads is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Double Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Double Springs is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Earles Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Earles Grove is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles Grove
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Friendship Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Friendship Shores is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Shores
  • Harris Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harris Ferry is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ferry
  • Leisure Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • New Light
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Light is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Poplar Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Poplar Cove is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cove
    • Seven Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Shadow Wood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Shadow Wood is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
    • Snug Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Spring Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Spring Valley is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Timberlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Timberlake is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

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

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Townville to Anderson, 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 four to five hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 441 miles [709.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,918 miles [7,914.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Townville) 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 Townville 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 Townville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5642, Longitude: -82.8982    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.408 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.819 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.496 degrees.