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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 Brick Yard Trace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brick Yard Trace 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 Brick Yard Trace:
- 33.025448, -80.160925
- 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 Brick Yard Trace
- 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Brick Yard Trace is near Berkeley County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Brick Yard Trace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brick Yard Trace ...
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.
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- College Park is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Corey Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
- Corey Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Hunters Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunters Creek is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Iron Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Lincolnville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Orchard Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Quail Arbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Arbor is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Arbor
- Rosehill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosehill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Summerville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summerville Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Place is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Place
- Summerwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summerwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Tall PInes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tall PInes is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall PInes
- Tea Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tea Farm is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Farm
- Tramway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tramway is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Trotters Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Trotters Ridge is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ridge
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Wide Awake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wide Awake is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Awake
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Brick Yard Trace 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 Brick Yard Trace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brick Yard Trace and extending to:
- Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brick Yard Trace to Saint George, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 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 441 miles [709.7 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 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brick Yard Trace) 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 Brick Yard Trace 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 Brick Yard Trace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0254, Longitude: -80.1609 In this case, the coordinates for Brick Yard Trace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.818 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.772 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.883 degrees. |
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