Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bluff Estates:
  • 33.938211, -80.973424
  • 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 Bluff Estates

• 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Since Bluff Estates is near Lexington County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Bluff Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluff Estates ...

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.

• Arthurtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
• Childs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Childs is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
• Dominion Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dominion Hills is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
• Galaxy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Galaxy is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy
• Gordon Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gordon Springs is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
• Heathwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Heathwood is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
• Heritage Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Heritage Woods is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
• Independents
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Independents is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independents
• Meadowfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Meadowfield is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
• Mountain Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Brook is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
• Rosewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rosewood is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Starlite
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Starlite is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite
• Yorkshire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Yorkshire is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the northwest (NW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Bluff Estates to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'