Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Canadys:
  • 33.056355, -80.619621
  • 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 Canadys

• 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 Colleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
  • Since Canadys is near Dorchester County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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 Canadys

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canadys ...

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.

• Burr Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Burr Hill is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
• Cat Hole
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cat Hole is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Hole
• Cow Tail ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cow Tail is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Tail
• Grover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grover is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grover
  • From Canadys to Grover
• Holly Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Johnsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Johnsville
  • From Canadys to Johnsville
• Red Bank ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Red Bank is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Round O
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Round O is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round O
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round O <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Round O
  • From Canadys to Round O
• Springtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Springtown is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Stokes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stokes is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Texas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Canadys and extending to:

• Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Canadys to Walterboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'