Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fenwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fenwick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fenwick
- 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 Fenwick:
- 32.651571, -80.451492
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fenwick
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- Since Fenwick is near Charleston County and also Beaufort County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fenwick ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Fenwick.
Within South Carolina, the name Fenwick is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Fenwick lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fenwick that is located in Colleton County.
- Connecticut
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Fenwick is located in Fayette County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fenwick that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fenwick.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Fenwick [Washington County].
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Fenwick is located in Charles County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Fenwick.
- Worcester County
- This Fenwick is located in Worcester County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km] to the northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Fenwick.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Nova Scotia
- This Fenwick lies 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Colleton County.
- Ontario
- This Fenwick lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the north of the Fenwick that is located in Colleton County.
- West Virginia
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fenwick ...
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.
- Adams Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Run
- Adams Run is located in Charleston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams Run <3>
- Baptist Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
- Baptist Hill is located in Charleston County
- Bears Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bears Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Bluff
- Bears Bluff is located in Charleston County
- Burnt Church Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Church Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Church Crossroads
- Burnt Church Crossroads is located in Colleton County
- Freedman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Green Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond is located in Colleton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Pond <3>
- Hickory Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Colleton County
- Little Edisto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Edisto
- Little Edisto is located in Charleston County
- Pine Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Landing
- Pine Landing is located in Charleston County
- Ponpon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Steamboat Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Landing
- Steamboat Landing is located in Charleston County
How Far From Fenwick 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 Fenwick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fenwick and extending to:
- Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fenwick to Walterboro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 471 miles [758 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fenwick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fenwick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fenwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6516, Longitude: -80.4515 In this case, the coordinates for Fenwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fenwick could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fenwick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.973 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.896 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.092 degrees. |