Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Edisto Island:
  • 32.561718, -80.280320
  • 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 Edisto Island

• 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 Edisto Island is near Colleton County and also Beaufort County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort 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 Edisto Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edisto Island ...

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.

• Bears Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bears Bluff is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Bluff
• Freedman
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Freedman is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedman
• Little Edisto
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Edisto is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Edisto
• Oakgrove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakgrove is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
• Pine Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Landing is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Landing
• Rockland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockland is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Rockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
• Steamboat Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Steamboat Landing is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Landing

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

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

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Edisto Island to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'