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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 Witherbee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Witherbee 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 Witherbee:
    • 33.161836, -79.829800
    • 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 Witherbee
  • 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 Witherbee ...

We found one communities that share the name Witherbee.

Within South Carolina, the name Witherbee is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Essex County
      • This Witherbee is located in Essex County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Witherbee that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Witherbee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Witherbee ...

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.

  • Childsbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsbury
    • Childsbury is located in Berkeley County
  • Conifer ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conifer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
    • Conifer is located in Berkeley County
  • Farewell Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farewell Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewell Corner
    • Farewell Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Hickory Grove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Berkeley County
  • Limerick
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
    • Limerick is located in Berkeley County
  • Oak Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Corner
    • Oak Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Old Joe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Joe
    • Old Joe is located in Berkeley County
  • Razorville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
    • Razorville is located in Berkeley County
  • Rice Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Hope
    • Rice Hope is located in Berkeley County
  • Saw Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saw Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill
    • Saw Mill is located in Berkeley County
  • Spring Head ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Head
    • Spring Head is located in Berkeley County
  • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrangle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
    • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County

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

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

  • Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Witherbee to Moncks Corner, 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Witherbee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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- Witherbee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Witherbee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1618, Longitude: -79.8298       In this case, the coordinates for Witherbee 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 Witherbee 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 309.636 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.583 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.725 degrees.









 

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