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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 Folly Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Folly Beach 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 Folly Beach:
- 32.655460, -79.940797
- 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 Folly Beach
- 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 Folly Beach is near Berkeley County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Folly Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Folly Beach ...
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.
- Bayfront
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bayfront is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfront
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clarks Sound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarks Sound is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Sound
- Creek Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creek Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Point
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Harbor Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harbor Woods is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Woods
- Honey Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Honey Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- James Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Landsdowne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Landsdowne is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdowne
- Lighthouse Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lighthouse Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
- Marsh Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marsh Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Point
- Oceanview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oceanview is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oyster Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oyster Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
- Parrot Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parrot Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot Point
- Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quail Run is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riverpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverpoint is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpoint
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Seaside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seaside is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
- Three Trees
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Three Trees is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Trees
- Tidalview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tidalview is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidalview
How Far From Folly Beach 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 city such as Folly Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Folly Beach and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Folly Beach to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 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 460 miles [740.3 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<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Folly Beach) 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 Folly Beach 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 Folly Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6555, Longitude: -79.9408 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.691 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.573 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.908 degrees. |
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