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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 Bonneau Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonneau Beach and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bonneau Beach:
- 33.319891, -80.000357
- 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 Bonneau Beach
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Bonneau Beach is near Williamsburg County and also Orangeburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg 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 Bonneau Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonneau Beach ...
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.
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cherry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cross Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cross Cross Roads is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cross Roads
- Gravel Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Green Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Harris Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
- Harristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harristown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Hickory Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Old Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Peru is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Region Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Region Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
- Stony Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stony Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Landing
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Swamp Fox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swamp Fox is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Fox
How Far From Bonneau Beach 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 Bonneau Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bonneau Beach and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the South.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bonneau Beach to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bonneau Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bonneau Beach 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 Bonneau Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3199, Longitude: -80.0004 In this case, the coordinates for Bonneau Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.733 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.716 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.741 degrees. |
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