Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wagener, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wagener and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wagener

• 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 Wagener:
  • 33.652461, -81.361404
  • 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 Wagener

• 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
  • Since Wagener is near Lexington County and also Orangeburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg 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 Wagener

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wagener ...

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.

• Barefoot
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Barefoot is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
• Berlin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Berlin is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Camp Long
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Camp Long is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Long
• Foxtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Foxtown is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
• Hall ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hall is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Jones Crossroads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• New Holland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Holland is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
• Oak Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Spring Branch ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Spring Branch is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
• Thor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Thor is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wagener and extending to:

• Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wagener to Aiken, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'