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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 Flowertown Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flowertown Village and the surrounding area.
- 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 Flowertown Village:
- 32.994338, -80.223428
- 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 Flowertown Village
- 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 Flowertown Village is near Charleston County and also Berkeley 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 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 Flowertown Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flowertown Village ...
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.
- Corey Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
- Corey Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
- Cotton Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Creekside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Farmdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farmdale is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Hunters Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunters Creek is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Knightsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Knightsville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Orchard Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orchard Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Pecan Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pecan Grove is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Quail Arbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quail Arbor is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Arbor
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rosehill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rosehill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Summerville Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summerville Farms is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Farms
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetbriar is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Tea Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tea Farm is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Farm
- Trotters Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trotters Ridge is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ridge
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Oaks is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Flowertown Village 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 Flowertown Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Flowertown Village and extending to:
- Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flowertown Village to Saint George, 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 83 miles [133.6 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 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 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flowertown Village) 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 Flowertown Village 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 Flowertown Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9943, Longitude: -80.2234 In this case, the coordinates for Flowertown Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.853 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.807 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.915 degrees. |
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