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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 Williamsburg East, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamsburg East 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 Williamsburg East:
    • 34.068486, -80.900089
    • 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 Williamsburg East
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Williamsburg East is near Kershaw County and also Lexington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington 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 Williamsburg East

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsburg East ...

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.

  • Chimney Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chimney Ridge is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
  • Dentsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Edinburgh
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Edinburgh is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
  • Green Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Green Springs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Gregg Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregg Park is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
  • Huntcliff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Huntcliff is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
  • Jiggs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jiggs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Ravenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rockbridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
    • Rose Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Rose Creek is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
    • Sandwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwood
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Springwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Springwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
    • Tanglewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Tanglewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Williamsburg East and extending to:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Williamsburg East to Columbia, 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Williamsburg East) 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 Williamsburg East 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 Williamsburg East. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0685, Longitude: -80.9001       In this case, the coordinates for Williamsburg East have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.247 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.415 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.862 degrees.