Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blake
- 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 Blake:
- 32.691846, -80.769273
- 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 Blake
- 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 Colleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- Since Blake is near Beaufort County and also Hampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- eBird sighting report for Hampton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Blake ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Blake.
Within South Carolina, the name Blake is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Blake is located in DeKalb County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blake that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Blake.
- Randolph County
- This Blake is located in Randolph County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the west of the Blake that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Blake.
- British Columbia
- Florida
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Blake lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the north of the Blake that is located in Colleton County.
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Blake [Mercer County].
- Wetzel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Blake [Wetzel County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blake ...
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.
- Catholic Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catholic Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Hill
- Catholic Hill is located in Colleton County
- Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <5>
- Early Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Branch
- Early Branch is located in Hampton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early Branch <5>
- Gardens Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardens Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens Corner
- Gardens Corner is located in Beaufort County
- Green Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond is located in Colleton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Pond <5>
- Hickory Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Colleton County
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Colleton County
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Blake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blake and extending to:
- Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blake to Walterboro, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north (N). 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 476 miles [766 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6918, Longitude: -80.7693 In this case, the coordinates for Blake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Blake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Blake 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Blake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.15 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.106 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.195 degrees. |