Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Deweys Hill:
  • 32.892952, -79.977587
  • 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 Deweys Hill

• 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 Deweys Hill is near Berkeley County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Deweys Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deweys Hill ...

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.

• Dominion Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dominion Hills is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
• Ferndale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ferndale is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Gold Cup Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gold Cup Springs is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Cup Springs
• Green Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Grove is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Joshua
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Joshua is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Liberty Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Liberty Hills is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
• Liberty Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Park is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Shady Grove is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Singing Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Singing Pines is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Pines
  • Union Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Union Heights is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights
  • Wildwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Yellow House ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Yellow House is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
  • Yellow House Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Yellow House Landing is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House Landing

How Far From Deweys Hill 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 Deweys Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Deweys Hill to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 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 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'