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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 Yale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yale 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 Yale:
    • 33.281262, -81.332884
    • 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 Yale
  • 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 Barnwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnwell County
    • Since Yale is near Bamberg County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Yale

Communities Also Named Yale ...

We found 26 communities that are also named Yale.

Within South Carolina, the name Yale is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of 26 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Yale is located in Johnson County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Yale.
    • British Columbia
      • This Yale lies 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • 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 California community of Yale [Riverside County].
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee County
      • 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 Colorado community of Yale [Chaffee County].
      • Kit Carson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Yale [Kit Carson County].
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • 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 Connecticut community of Yale [New Haven County].
    • Idaho
      • Cassia County
      • 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 Idaho community of Yale [Cassia County].
      • Latah County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Yale [Latah County].
    • Illinois
      • Jasper County
      • This Yale is located in Jasper County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Yale.
    • Iowa
      • Guthrie County
      • This Yale is located in Guthrie County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guthrie County community of Yale.
    • Kansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Yale is located in Crawford County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Yale.
      • Ottawa County
      • 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 Kansas community of Yale [Ottawa County].
    • Michigan
      • Gogebic County
      • This Yale is located in Gogebic County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Yale.
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Yale is located in Saint Clair County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the north of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Yale.
    • Mississippi
      • Itawamba County
      • 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 Mississippi community of Yale [Itawamba County].
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • 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 Montana community of Yale [Fergus County].
    • Nebraska
      • Valley County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Valley County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Yale.
    • New York
      • Seneca County
      • This Yale is located in Seneca County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Yale.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Yale is located in Henderson County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Yale.
    • Ohio
      • Ottawa County
      • 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 Ohio community of Yale [Ottawa County].
      • Portage County
      • This Yale is located in Portage County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the north of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Yale.
    • Oklahoma
      • Payne County
      • This Yale is located in Payne County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Payne County community of Yale.
    • South Dakota
      • Beadle County
      • This Yale is located in Beadle County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beadle County community of Yale.
    • Texas
      • Franklin County
      • 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 Texas community of Yale [Franklin County].
    • Virginia
      • Sussex County
      • This Yale is located in Sussex County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Yale.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • This Yale is located in Cowlitz County and lies 2,321 miles [3,735.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yale that is located in Barnwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Yale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yale ...

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.

  • Boiling Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Boiling Springs is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Denmark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Happy Bottom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Happy Bottom is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Bottom
  • Healing Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Healing Springs is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
  • Hells Half Acre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hells Half Acre is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Half Acre
  • Lees
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lees is located in Bamberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
  • Long Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Branch is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Luther ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Luther is located in Bamberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Rosemary ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosemary is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Yale once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Yale and extending to:

  • Barnwell, which is the Seat of Barnwell County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Yale to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Yale) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Yale 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Yale 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 Yale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2813, Longitude: -81.3329       In this case, the coordinates for Yale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.479 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.568 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.242 degrees.