Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dataw Island:
  • 32.433600, -80.577600
  • 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 Dataw Island

• 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 Dataw Island 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 Dataw Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dataw Island ...

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.

• Bluff Farm
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bluff Farm is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Farm
• Daniels
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Daniels is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
• Frogmore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Frogmore is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
• Gay Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gay Oaks is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Oaks
• Hazel Farm
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hazel Farm is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Farm
• Lucy Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucy Creek is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Creek
• Mark Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mark Island is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Island
• Marsh Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Marsh Harbor is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Harbor
• Marsh Hawk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marsh Hawk is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Hawk
• Orange Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Partridge Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Partridge Woods is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Woods
• Pepper Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pepper Hill is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Hill
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Quail Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Quail Run is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Red Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Red Oak is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Rivers Edge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rivers Edge is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
  • Walnut Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Dataw Island 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 include the distance from a community such as Dataw Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the West.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dataw Island to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'