Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tradesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tradesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tradesville
- 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 Tradesville:
- 34.768764, -80.547011
- 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 Tradesville
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Tradesville is near Chesterfield County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Tradesville ...
We found one communities that share the name Tradesville.
Within South Carolina, the name Tradesville is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Tradesville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Tradesville is located in Bucks County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tradesville that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Tradesville.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tradesville ...
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.
- Crowburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Doctor Sapps Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctor Sapps Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Sapps Crossroads
- Doctor Sapps Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
- Dwight Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dwight Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Crossroads
- Dwight Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
- High Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Anderson County
- New Cut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Wolf Pond Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Pond Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond Cross Roads
- Wolf Pond Cross Roads is located in Chesterfield County
How Far From Tradesville 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 Tradesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tradesville and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tradesville to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 59 miles [95 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 344 miles [553.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tradesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancastercountysc.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tradesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tradesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7688, Longitude: -80.5470 In this case, the coordinates for Tradesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Tradesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.051 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.29 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.525 degrees. |