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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 Buck Hall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buck Hall 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 Buck Hall:
- 33.053226, -79.559791
- 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 Buck Hall
- 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Since Buck Hall is near Berkeley County and also Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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 Buck Hall
Communities Also Named Buck Hall ...
We found one communities that are also named Buck Hall.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Buck Hall.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Berkeley County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Buck Hall [Berkeley County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buck Hall ...
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.
- Conifer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conifer is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
- Crow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crow Hill is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Hill
- Fort Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Corner is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Corner
- Halfway Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway Creek is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Creek
- Honey Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- Newland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newland is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Oak Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Corner is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Corner
- Old Joe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Old Joe is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Joe
- Pitch Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pitch Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitch Landing
- Pleasant Hill Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Turkey Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Turkey Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pond
- Water Horn Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Water Horn Ferry is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Horn Ferry
How Far From Buck Hall 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 Buck Hall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Buck Hall and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buck Hall to Charleston, 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 107 miles [172.2 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 427 miles [687.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buck Hall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Buck Hall) 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 Buck Hall 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 Buck Hall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0532, Longitude: -79.5598 In this case, the coordinates for Buck Hall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.486 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.394 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.659 degrees. |
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