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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 Whetsell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whetsell and the surrounding area.
- 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 Whetsell:
- 33.333772, -80.590094
- 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 Whetsell
- 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 Orangeburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- Since Whetsell is near Dorchester County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Whetsell
Communities Also Named Whetsell ...
We found one communities that are also named Whetsell.
Within South Carolina, the name Whetsell is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Whetsell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Whetsell [Preston County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whetsell ...
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.
- Bull Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Station is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Station
- Cattle Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cattle Creek is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
- Cow Tail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cow Tail is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Tail
- Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
- Four Holes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Four Holes is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Holes
- Giant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Giant is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giant
- Harleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oaks Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oaks Crossroads is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Crossroads
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sandy Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Run is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Sugar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
How Far From Whetsell 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 Whetsell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Whetsell and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whetsell to Orangeburg, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Whetsell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whetsell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Whetsell 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 Whetsell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3338, Longitude: -80.5901 In this case, the coordinates for Whetsell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.062 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.097 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.953 degrees. |
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