Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chisolms:
  • 32.575741, -80.673161
  • 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 Chisolms

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chisolms ...

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.

• Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dale is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <1>
• Daniels
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Daniels is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
• Gardens Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gardens Corner is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens Corner
• Grays Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grays Hill is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill
• Hickory Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Lucy Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lucy Creek is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Creek
• Mark Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mark Island is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Island
• Marsh Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Marsh Harbor is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Harbor
• Marsh Hawk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marsh Hawk is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Hawk
• Partridge Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Partridge Woods is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Woods
• Pepper Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pepper Hill is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Hill
• Pleasant Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Point is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
• Rivers Edge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rivers Edge is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
• Walnut Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

• Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Chisolms to Beaufort, 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'