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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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Witherbee
  • 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
    • Since Witherbee is near Charleston County and also Williamsburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg 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 Witherbee

Communities Also Named Witherbee ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
    • Childsbury is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsbury
  • Conifer ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Conifer is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
  • Farewell Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Farewell Corner is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewell Corner
  • Hickory Grove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Limerick
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Limerick is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Oak Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oak Corner is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Corner
  • Old Joe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Old Joe is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Joe
  • Razorville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Razorville is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
  • Rice Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rice Hope is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Hope
  • Saw Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saw Mill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill
  • Spring Head ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Spring Head is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Head
  • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town

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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Witherbee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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.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).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.636 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.583 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.725 degrees.