Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in York Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to York Terrace and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for York Terrace

• 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 York Terrace:
  • 34.721806, -81.207033
  • 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 York Terrace

• 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Since York Terrace is near York County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 York Terrace

Communities Also Named York Terrace ...

We found one communities that are also named York Terrace.

Within South Carolina, the name York Terrace is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • York County
    • This York Terrace is located in York County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the York Terrace that is located in Chester County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of York Terrace.

Curious and Interesting Names Near York Terrace ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Chester
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chester is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
• Eureka Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
• Evans
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Evans is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
• Lewis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Mountain Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Lakes is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lakes
• Quail Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Springwood Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Springwood Lakes is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Lakes
• Stringfellow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringfellow is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfellow

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

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

• Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from York Terrace to Columbia, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'