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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 Dogwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood Park 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 Dogwood Park:
    • 32.757955, -79.972035
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Park 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 Dogwood Park

Communities Also Named Dogwood Park ...

We found three communities that are also named Dogwood Park.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Dogwood Park.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Cherokee County
      • This Dogwood Park is located in Cherokee County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dogwood Park that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Dogwood Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Baxter County
      • This Dogwood Park is located in Baxter County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dogwood Park that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Dogwood Park.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Dogwood Park is located in Bossier Parish and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the west of the Dogwood Park that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Dogwood Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood Park ...

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.

  • Bayfront
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bayfront is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfront
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Creek Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Creek Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Point
  • Edgewater Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Green Acres is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Hill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Harbor View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Harbor View is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Harbor Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbor Woods is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Woods
  • Hillside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillside is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Honey Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Honey Hill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
  • Indigo Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indigo Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Point
  • James Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Landsdowne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Landsdowne is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdowne
    • Laurel Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Laurel Park is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
    • Maryville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Maryville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
    • Quail Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Run is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Riverpoint
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Riverpoint is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpoint
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverview is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Tidalview
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Tidalview is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidalview
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Woodlawn is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dogwood Park and extending to:

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Dogwood Park 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 454 miles [730.6 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dogwood Park) 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 Dogwood Park 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 Dogwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7580, Longitude: -79.9720       In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.71 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.609 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.89 degrees.