Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Duncan Chapel:
  • 33.295994, -80.560373
  • 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 Duncan Chapel

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Duncan Chapel ...

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.

• Cattle Creek ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cattle Creek is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
• Cow Tail ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cow Tail is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Tail
• Four Holes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Four Holes is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Holes
• Giant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Giant is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giant
• Harleyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harleyville is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleyville <1>
• Holly Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Holly Hill is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Hill <1>
• Oaks Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Oaks Crossroads is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Crossroads
• Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Providence is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Sandy Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Run is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
• Sugar Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Texas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Texas is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Duncan Chapel and extending to:

• Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies just to the South.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Duncan Chapel to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'