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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 Bennetts Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bennetts Point and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bennetts Point:
    • 32.561019, -80.454548
    • 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 Bennetts Point
  • 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 Bennetts Point 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 Bennetts Point

Communities Also Named Bennetts Point ...

We found one communities that are also named Bennetts Point.

Within South Carolina, the name Bennetts Point is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Bennetts Point in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Bennetts Point is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bennetts Point that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Bennetts Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bennetts Point ...

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 northeast)
  • Bears Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bears Bluff is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Bluff
  • Bluff Farm
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff Farm is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Farm
  • Dale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Daniels
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Daniels is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
  • Freedman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Freedman is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedman
  • Frogmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Frogmore is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
  • Hickory Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Little Edisto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Edisto is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Edisto
  • Lucy Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucy Creek is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Creek
  • Mark Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mark Island is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Island
  • Marsh Hawk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Marsh Hawk is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Hawk
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Partridge Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Partridge Woods is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Woods
    • Pepper Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pepper Hill is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Hill
    • Pine Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Landing is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Landing
    • Ponpon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ponpon is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponpon
    • Quail Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Quail Run is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Rivers Edge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rivers Edge is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
    • Steamboat Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Steamboat Landing is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Landing
    • Walnut Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

  • Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bennetts Point to Walterboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Bennetts Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bennetts Point 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 Bennetts Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5610, Longitude: -80.4545       In this case, the coordinates for Bennetts Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.973 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.883 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.117 degrees.