Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cooper River Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooper River Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cooper River Landing
- 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 Cooper River Landing:
- 32.133819, -80.868999
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cooper River Landing
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Cooper River Landing is near Jasper County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- eBird sighting report for Chatham 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooper River Landing ...
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.
- Cook Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Landing
- Cook Landing is located in Jasper County
- Forest Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
- Forest Beach is located in Beaufort County
- Glasgow Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Landing
- Glasgow Landing is located in Jasper County
- Good Hope Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Landing
- Good Hope Landing is located in Jasper County
- Harbour Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
- Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County
- Heritage Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Heritage Woods is located in Beaufort County
- Hickory Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Hickory Bluff is located in Beaufort County
- Honey Horn Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Horn Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Horn Plantation
- Honey Horn Plantation is located in Beaufort County
- Horse Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Horse Landing is located in Beaufort County
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- Lighthouse Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lighthouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Landing
- Lighthouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Otter Hole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hole
- Otter Hole is located in Beaufort County
- Point Comfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County
- Sea Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Spanish Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Wells
- Spanish Wells is located in Beaufort County
- Windmill Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windmill Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Harbor
- Windmill Harbor is located in Beaufort County
- Lighthouse Landing
How Far From Cooper River Landing 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 Cooper River Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cooper River Landing and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cooper River Landing to Beaufort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooper River Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cooper River Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooper River Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1338, Longitude: -80.8690 In this case, the coordinates for Cooper River Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cooper River Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.191 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.074 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.38 degrees. |