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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 Workman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Workman 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 Workman:
- 33.734330, -79.967574
- 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 Workman
- 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- Since Workman is near Clarendon County and also Florence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Florence 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 Workman
Communities Also Named Workman ...
We found two communities that are also named Workman.
Within South Carolina, the name Workman is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Workman is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,178 miles [3,505.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Workman that is located in Williamsburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Workman.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Workman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Workman ...
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.
- Central Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Central Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Crossroads
- Cypress Fork Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edwards is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Hebron Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Crossroads
- Hogeye Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hogeye Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye Crossroads
- Kingstree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Moore Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
- Rock Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Bluff is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Salters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salters Depot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
- Trinity Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cross Roads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cross Roads
- Union Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
How Far From Workman 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 Workman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Workman and extending to:
- Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Workman to Kingstree, with an average speed<4> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Workman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Workman could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Workman 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 Workman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7343, Longitude: -79.9676 In this case, the coordinates for Workman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.718 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.759 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.61 degrees. |
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