Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Watts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watts and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Watts
- 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 Watts:
- 34.138448, -82.489850
- 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 Watts
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
- Since Watts is near McCormick County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McCormick County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Watts ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Watts.
Within South Carolina, the name Watts is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Watts lies 1,902 miles [3,061 km]<2> to the northwest of the Watts that is located in Abbeville County.
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Idaho
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Klamath County
- This Watts is located in Klamath County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Watts that is located in Abbeville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Watts.
- Washington County
- This Watts is located in Washington County and lies 2,267 miles [3,648.4 km] to the west northwest of the Watts that is located in Abbeville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Watts.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Watts ...
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.
- Buck Stand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Stand have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Stand
- Buck Stand is located in Abbeville County
- Cedar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Abbeville County
- Cherokee Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
- Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Cold Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Abbeville County
- Dover ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Fairs Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairs Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairs Crossroads
- Fairs Crossroads is located in Abbeville County
- Iris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Long Cane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Rocky River ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
- Rocky River is located in Abbeville County
How Far From Watts 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 Watts to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Watts 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 Watts to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 446 miles [717.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,340 miles [10,203.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,918 miles [7,914.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watts. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Abbeville County: www.abbevillecountygovernment.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Watts 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Watts) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1384, Longitude: -82.4899 In this case, the coordinates for Watts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Watts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Watts to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.16 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.474 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.45 degrees. |