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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 Crichton Parish, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crichton Parish 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 Crichton Parish:
    • 32.955728, -80.170371
    • 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 Crichton Parish
  • 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Since Crichton Parish is near Charleston County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Crichton Parish

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crichton Parish ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Avenue of Oaks is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue of Oaks
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Coventry Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Coventry Place is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Place
  • Creekside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Creekside is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Evergreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Farmdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Farmdale is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
  • Greggs Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greggs Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs Landing
  • Iron Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Iron Gate is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Kings Grant
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kings Grant is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
  • Lincolnville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Plantation Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Plantation Ridge is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Ridge
  • Quail Arbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Arbor is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Arbor
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rosehill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rosehill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
    • Sprucewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sprucewood is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
    • Summerville Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Summerville Farms is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Farms
    • Summerville Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Summerville Place is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Place
    • Summerwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Summerwood is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Tea Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tea Farm is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Farm
    • Twin Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Waters Edge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Waters Edge is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
    • Woodlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Woodlawn is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Crichton Parish and extending to:

  • Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crichton Parish to Saint George, with an average speed<2> 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 just over a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 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<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crichton Parish) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Crichton Parish 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 Crichton Parish. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9557, Longitude: -80.1704       In this case, the coordinates for Crichton Parish have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.823 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.767 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.906 degrees.