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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 Fort Fremont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Fremont 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 Fort Fremont:
- 32.308532, -80.637885
- 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 Fort Fremont
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Fort Fremont is near Jasper County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton 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 Fort Fremont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Fremont ...
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.
- Bluff Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bluff Farm is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Farm
- Folly Field
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Folly Field is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Field
- Frogmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frogmore is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
- Gator Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gator Field is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Field
- Gay Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gay Oaks is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Oaks
- Grasslawn Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grasslawn Beach is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslawn Beach
- Green Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Pond is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Hazel Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hazel Farm is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Farm
- Hickory Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Forest is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Lands End
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lands End is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
- Longwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Mariners Watch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mariners Watch is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Watch
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mink Point Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Red Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Oak is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Riverwind
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwind is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwind
- Shell Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
- Shell Point park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Point park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point park
- Tanglewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Wood Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Lake is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
How Far From Fort Fremont 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 Fort Fremont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fort Fremont and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Fremont to Beaufort, 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the north (N). 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 497 miles [799.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Fremont) 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 Fort Fremont 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 Fort Fremont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3085, Longitude: -80.6379 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Fremont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.068 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.957 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.251 degrees. |
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