Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ashepoo Ferry:
  • 32.743789, -80.556493
  • 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 Ashepoo Ferry

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
  • Since Ashepoo Ferry is near Charleston County and also Beaufort 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 Beaufort 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 Ashepoo Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashepoo Ferry ...

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.

• Adams Run
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Adams Run is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Run
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams Run <1>
• Blake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Blake is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Burnt Church Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnt Church Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Church Crossroads
• Catholic Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Catholic Hill is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Hill
• Gloverville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gloverville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverville
• Green Pond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Pond is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Pond <1>
• Hickory Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Iron Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Crossroads
• Martins Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Landing is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
• Ponpon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ponpon is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponpon
• Pringle Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pringle Bend is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Bend

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ashepoo Ferry and extending to:

• Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ashepoo Ferry to Walterboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 468 miles [753.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'