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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 Warrenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warrenton 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 Warrenton:
    • 34.156503, -82.475405
    • 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 Warrenton
  • 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 Abbeville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
    • Since Warrenton is near McCormick County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert 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 Warrenton

Communities Also Named Warrenton ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Warrenton.

Within South Carolina, the name Warrenton is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Warrenton [Dallas County].
      • Marshall County
      • This Warrenton is located in Marshall County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<2> to the west of the Warrenton that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Warrenton.
    • Arkansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Warrenton is located in Lincoln County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the west of the Warrenton that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Warrenton.
    • Georgia
      • Warren County
      • This Warrenton is located in Warren County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Warrenton that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Warrenton.
    • Illinois
      • Edgar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Warrenton [Edgar County].
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Warrenton [Lake County].
    • Indiana
      • Gibson County
      • This Warrenton is located in Gibson County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Warrenton that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Warrenton.
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Warrenton [Bourbon County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Warrenton is located in Fayette County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Warrenton that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Warrenton.
    • Manitoba
      • This Warrenton lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Warrenton that is located in Abbeville County.
    • Mississippi
      • Warren County
      • This Warrenton is located in Warren County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Warrenton that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Warrenton.
    • Missouri
      • Warren County
      • This Warrenton is located in Warren County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Warrenton that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Warrenton.
    • North Carolina
      • Warren County
      • This Warrenton is located in Warren County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Warrenton that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Warrenton.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Warrenton is located in Jefferson County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Warrenton that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Warrenton.
    • Oregon
      • Clatsop County
      • This Warrenton is located in Clatsop County and lies 2,308 miles [3,714.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Warrenton that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Warrenton.
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This Warrenton is located in Fayette County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Warrenton that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Warrenton.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Warrenton is located in Fauquier County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Warrenton that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Warrenton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warrenton ...

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.

  • Brick House
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brick House is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House
  • Buck Stand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Buck Stand is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Stand
  • Cedar Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cherokee Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
  • Cold Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Spring is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dover is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Fairs Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fairs Crossroads is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairs Crossroads
  • Iris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Iris is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
  • Level Land
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
  • Long Cane ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Long Cane is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
  • Rocky River ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rocky River is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River

How Far From Warrenton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Warrenton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Abbeville, which is the Seat of Abbeville County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Warrenton to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,917 miles [7,913.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Warrenton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Warrenton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Warrenton 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 Warrenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1565, Longitude: -82.4754       In this case, the coordinates for Warrenton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.152 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.467 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.439 degrees.