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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 Wedgefield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wedgefield 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 Wedgefield:
    • 33.892714, -80.518118
    • 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 Wedgefield
  • 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
    • Since Wedgefield is near Richland County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon 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 Wedgefield

Communities Also Named Wedgefield ...

We found three communities that are also named Wedgefield.

There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Wedgefield.

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

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Florence County
      • This Wedgefield is located in Florence County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east of the Wedgefield that is located in Sumter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Wedgefield.
    • Greenville County
      • This Wedgefield is located in Greenville County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wedgefield that is located in Sumter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Wedgefield.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • This Wedgefield is located in Orange County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the south of the Wedgefield that is located in Sumter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Wedgefield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wedgefield ...

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.

  • Cherryvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
  • Dixie Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixie Crossing is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
  • Foxville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Foxville is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
  • Hearthstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hearthstone is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
  • Malta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Malta is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Privateer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
  • Rainbow Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rainbow Falls is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
  • Sanders Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sanders Corner is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Corner
  • Shady Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Summer View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Summer View is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer View
  • Twin Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Winter Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Winter Park is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park

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

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

  • Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wedgefield to Sumter, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wedgefield) 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 Wedgefield 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 Wedgefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8927, Longitude: -80.5181    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.029 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.139 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.768 degrees.