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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 Colony North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colony North 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 Colony North:
    • 32.948229, -80.063700
    • 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 Colony North
  • 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 Colony North 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 Colony North

Communities Also Named Colony North ...

We found one communities that are also named Colony North.

Within South Carolina, the name Colony North is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Colony North in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Colony North is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colony North that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Colony North.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colony North ...

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.

  • Avenue of Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Avenue of Oaks is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue of Oaks
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deer Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Dominion Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dominion Hills is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
  • Forestdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestdale is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Goose Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Goose Creek Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Goose Creek Heights is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Heights
  • Harbour Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbour Lake is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Lake
  • Hound Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hound Run is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hound Run
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lambs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lambs is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
  • Liberty Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
  • Maple Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Pepperhill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pepperhill is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperhill
    • Pleasant Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Riverbend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Riverbend is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Singing Pines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Singing Pines is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Pines
    • Summerwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Summerwood is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Tall PInes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tall PInes is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall PInes
    • University Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • University Park is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • Wildwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Willowbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Willowbrook is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

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

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

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colony North to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 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 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colony North) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Colony North 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 Colony North. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9482, Longitude: -80.0637       In this case, the coordinates for Colony North have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.763 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.698 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.87 degrees.