Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dogwood Gardens:
  • 32.831565, -80.033980
  • 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 Dogwood Gardens

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood Gardens ...

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.

• Bees Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bees Ferry is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bees Ferry
• Forest Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Forest Lakes is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
• Green Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Grove is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Greenwood Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Park is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
• Heathwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Heathwood is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
• Hickory Hall Plantation
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Hall Plantation is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hall Plantation
• Joshua
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Joshua is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
• Magnolia Ranch
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Magnolia Ranch is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Ranch
• Marsh Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Marsh Cove is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cove
• Parsonage Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Parsonage Point is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Point
• Pinecrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinecrest is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest

How Far From Dogwood Gardens 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 Dogwood Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Dogwood Gardens 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 451 miles [725.8 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 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'