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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Charles Towne Village.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Charles Towne Village
  • 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 Charles Towne Village:
    • 32.788232, -79.989535<1>
    • 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 Charles Towne Village
  • 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 Charles Towne Village is near Berkeley County and also Dorchester 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 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 Charles Towne Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charles Towne Village ...

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.

  • Bayfront
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayfront is also located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfront
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is also located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Dogwood Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dogwood Gardens is also located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Gardens
  • Edgewater Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Edgewater Park is also located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Forest Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Lakes is also located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
  • Garden Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Hill is also located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Green Acres is also located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Grove Creek Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Grove Creek Village is also located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
  • Harbor View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbor View is also located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Heathwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Heathwood is also located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Hibernian Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hibernian Heights is also located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernian Heights
  • Hillside
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hillside is also located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Indigo Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Indigo Point is also located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Point
    • Laurel Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Park is also located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
    • Marsh Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Marsh Cove is also located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cove
    • Maryville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Maryville is also located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
    • Pinecrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pinecrest is also located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Riverpoint
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverpoint is also located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpoint
    • Stone Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Stone Park is also located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
    • Tidalview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Tidalview is also located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidalview
    • Union Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Heights is also located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights
    • Woodlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Woodlawn is also located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Charles Towne Village 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 included the distance from a community such as Charles Towne Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Charles Towne Village 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 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Charles Towne Village 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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 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 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Charles Towne Village:
     Decimal: 32.78823, -79.989535
     DDMMSS: 32° 47' 17", -79° 59' 22"
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Charles Towne Village) 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 Charles Towne Village 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 Charles Towne Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7882, Longitude: -79.9895       In this case, the coordinates for Charles Towne Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.72 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.625 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.888 degrees.