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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 Blue Heron Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Heron Bluff 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 Blue Heron Bluff:
    • 32.439636, -80.647051
    • 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 Blue Heron Bluff
  • 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
    • Since Blue Heron Bluff is near Jasper County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton 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 Blue Heron Bluff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Heron Bluff ...

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.

  • Bluff Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bluff Farm is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Farm
  • Daniels
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Daniels is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
  • Gay Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gay Oaks is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Oaks
  • Hazel Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hazel Farm is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Farm
  • Lucy Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucy Creek is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Creek
  • Mark Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mark Island is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Island
  • Marsh Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Marsh Harbor is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Harbor
  • Marsh Hawk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Marsh Hawk is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Hawk
  • Orange Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Partridge Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Partridge Woods is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Woods
  • Pepper Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pepper Hill is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Hill
  • Pleasant Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Point is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Quail Run is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Red Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Red Oak is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Rivers Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rivers Edge is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
    • Riverwind
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverwind is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwind
    • Walnut Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Blue Heron Bluff 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 Blue Heron Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Blue Heron Bluff to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue Heron Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Blue Heron Bluff 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 Blue Heron Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4396, Longitude: -80.6471       In this case, the coordinates for Blue Heron Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.077 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.985 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.219 degrees.