Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Weeks Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weeks Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Weeks Landing
- 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 Weeks Landing:
- 33.690158, -80.599809
- 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 Weeks Landing
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Weeks Landing is near Sumter County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Weeks Landing ...
We found one communities that share the name Weeks Landing.
Within South Carolina, the name Weeks Landing is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Weeks Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Cape May County
- This Weeks Landing is located in Cape May County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Weeks Landing that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Weeks Landing.
- New Jersey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weeks Landing ...
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.
- Foxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Kingville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Lone Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Malta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Polly Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Landing
- Polly Landing is located in Clarendon County
- Privateer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Silver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Starks Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Ferry
- Starks Ferry is located in Sumter County
- Stokes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Tina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Weeks Landing 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 community such as Weeks Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weeks Landing and extending to:
- Saint Matthews, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Weeks Landing to Saint Matthews, with an average speed<3> 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weeks Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weeks Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weeks Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6902, Longitude: -80.5998 In this case, the coordinates for Weeks Landing 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 Weeks Landing 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 310.073 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.16 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.857 degrees. |