Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Drawdy:
  • 32.847951, -80.624826
  • 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 Drawdy

• 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 Colleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
  • Since Drawdy is near Charleston County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Drawdy

Communities Also Named Drawdy ...

We found one communities that are also named Drawdy.

Within South Carolina, the name Drawdy is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Drawdy in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Wayne County
    • This Drawdy is located in Wayne County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Drawdy that is located in Colleton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Drawdy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drawdy ...

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.

• Burnt Church Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Burnt Church Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Church Crossroads
• Burr Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Burr Hill is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
• Catholic Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Catholic Hill is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Hill
• Gloverville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gloverville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverville
• Green Pond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Green Pond is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Pond <2>
• Iron Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Iron Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Crossroads
• Pringle Bend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pringle Bend is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Bend
• Round O
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Round O is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round O
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round O <2>
• Stokes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stokes is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes

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

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

• Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Drawdy to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'