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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 Castlewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castlewood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Castlewood:
    • 32.804343, -80.030925
    • 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 Castlewood
  • 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 Castlewood is near Dorchester County and also Berkeley 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 Berkeley 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 Castlewood

Communities Also Named Castlewood ...

We found ten communities that are also named Castlewood.

Within South Carolina, the name Castlewood is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Castlewood [Alameda County].
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Castlewood that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Castlewood.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Castlewood is located in Muscogee County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<2> to the west of the Castlewood that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Castlewood.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Castlewood [Fayette County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Castlewood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<2> to the west of the Castlewood that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Castlewood.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Castlewood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Castlewood that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Castlewood.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Castlewood is located in Saratoga County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Castlewood that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Castlewood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lawrence County
      • This Castlewood is located in Lawrence County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the north of the Castlewood that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Castlewood.
    • South Dakota
      • Hamlin County
      • This Castlewood is located in Hamlin County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Castlewood that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamlin County community of Castlewood.
    • Virginia
      • Russell County
      • This Castlewood is located in Russell County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Castlewood that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Castlewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Castlewood ...

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.

  • Bees Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bees Ferry is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bees Ferry
  • Dogwood Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dogwood Gardens is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Gardens
  • Edgewater Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Forest Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Forest Lakes is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
  • Green Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Green Grove is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
  • Greenwood Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Greenwood Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
  • Grove Creek Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
  • Heathwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heathwood is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Hickory Hall Plantation
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hillside is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Indigo Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Indigo Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Point
  • Joshua
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Joshua is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Limehouse Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Limehouse Station is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehouse Station
    • Magnolia Ranch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Magnolia Ranch is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Ranch
    • Marsh Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Marsh Cove is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cove
    • Maryville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Maryville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
    • Parsonage Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Parsonage Point is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Point
    • Pinecrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pinecrest is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Ponderosa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ponderosa is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Sandy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sandy is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Stone Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Stone Park is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park

How Far From Castlewood to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Castlewood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Castlewood and extending to:

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the East.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Castlewood 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 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 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Castlewood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Castlewood) 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 Castlewood 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 Castlewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8043, Longitude: -80.0309       In this case, the coordinates for Castlewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.743 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.654 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.898 degrees.