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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 Winnsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winnsboro 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 Winnsboro:
- 34.376884, -81.085246
- 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 Winnsboro
- 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 Fairfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Since Winnsboro is near Richland County and also Chester 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 Chester 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 Winnsboro
Communities Also Named Winnsboro ...
We found two communities that are also named Winnsboro.
Within South Carolina, the name Winnsboro is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Franklin Parish
- This Winnsboro is located in Franklin Parish and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the west of the Winnsboro that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin Parish community of Winnsboro.
- Texas
- Wood County
- This Winnsboro is located in Wood County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the west of the Winnsboro that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Winnsboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winnsboro ...
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.
- Boney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boney is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boney
- Bucklick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dutchman Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dutchman Creek is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman Creek
- Flint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Jenkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Lever ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Rock Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Winnsboro 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 town such as Winnsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winnsboro and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Winnsboro to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 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 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Winnsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Winnsboro 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 Winnsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3769, Longitude: -81.0852 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.356 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.584 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.845 degrees. |
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