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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 Boulder Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boulder Bluff 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 Boulder Bluff:
- 33.027950, -80.029252
- 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 Boulder 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Boulder Bluff is near Charleston County and also Dorchester 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 Dorchester 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 Boulder Bluff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boulder 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.
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- College Park is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Goose Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goose Creek Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goose Creek Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Heights
- Groomville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Groomville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomville
- Grove Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Hall is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
- Harbour Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harbour Lake is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Lake
- Holly Court
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
- Hound Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hound Run is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hound Run
- Maple Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Ridge is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Mount Holly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stokes is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Strawberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Tall PInes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tall PInes is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall PInes
- Tarry Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
- Wide Awake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wide Awake is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Awake
- Willowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Boulder Bluff 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 Boulder Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Boulder Bluff and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Boulder Bluff to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 438 miles [704.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boulder Bluff) 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 Boulder 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 Boulder Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0279, Longitude: -80.0293 In this case, the coordinates for Boulder Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.745 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.689 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.835 degrees. |
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