Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in De Bordieu Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to De Bordieu Colony and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for De Bordieu Colony
- 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 De Bordieu Colony:
- 33.368223, -79.170601
- 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 De Bordieu Colony
- 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 Georgetown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
- Since De Bordieu Colony is near Horry County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Horry County
- eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 De Bordieu Colony ...
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.
- Birds Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birds Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
- Birds Nest is located in Georgetown County
- Chapel Creek Villas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Creek Villas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Creek Villas
- Chapel Creek Villas is located in Georgetown County
- Clambank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Denny Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denny Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Denny Corner is located in Georgetown County
- Friendfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
- Friendfield is located in Georgetown County
- Gray Mans Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Mans Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Mans Cove
- Gray Mans Cove is located in Georgetown County
- Marysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Georgetown County
- Strawberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Georgetown County
- True Blue
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From De Bordieu Colony 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 De Bordieu Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in De Bordieu Colony and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Georgetown County, lies just to the West.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from De Bordieu Colony to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 399 miles [642.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for De Bordieu Colony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- De Bordieu Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in De Bordieu Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3682, Longitude: -79.1706 In this case, the coordinates for De Bordieu Colony 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 De Bordieu Colony 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 309.273 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.195 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.427 degrees. |