Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bloomingvale:
  • 33.550444, -79.606731
  • 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 Bloomingvale

• 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
  • Since Bloomingvale is near Georgetown County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Bloomingvale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloomingvale ...

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 Swamp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Swamp is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Swamp
• Cherry Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Cook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cook is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
• Cook Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cook Corner is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
• Cooper
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Harper Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harper Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Crossroads
• Italy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Italy is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
• Lower Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lower Crossing is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Crossing
• Pleasant Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Potato Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Potato Ferry is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Ferry
• Snow Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
• Trio
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bloomingvale and extending to:

• Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bloomingvale to Kingstree, with an average speed<2> 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 87 miles [140 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'