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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fort Fremont
  • 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

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Farm
    • Bluff Farm is located in Beaufort County
  • Folly Field
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Field have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Field
    • Folly Field is located in Beaufort County
  • Frogmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
    • Frogmore is located in Beaufort County
  • Gator Field
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gator Field have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Field
    • Gator Field is located in Beaufort County
  • Gay Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gay Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Oaks
    • Gay Oaks is located in Beaufort County
  • Grasslawn Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grasslawn Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslawn Beach
    • Grasslawn Beach is located in Beaufort County
  • Green Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Green Pond is located in Beaufort County
  • Hazel Farm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Farm
    • Hazel Farm is located in Beaufort County
  • Hickory Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
    • Hickory Forest is located in Beaufort County
  • Lands End
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lands End have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
    • Lands End is located in Beaufort County
  • Longwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Longwood is located in Beaufort County
  • Mariners Watch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Watch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Watch
    • Mariners Watch is located in Beaufort County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mink Point Plantation
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mink Point Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Point Plantation
      • Mink Point Plantation is located in Beaufort County
    • Orange Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
      • Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County
    • Red Oak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Beaufort County
    • Riverwind
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwind have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwind
      • Riverwind is located in Beaufort County
    • Shell Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
      • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
    • Shell Point park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point park
      • Shell Point park is located in Beaufort County
    • Tanglewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Beaufort County
    • Wood Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
      • Wood Lake is located in Beaufort County

How Far From Fort Fremont 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 Fort Fremont to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Fremont and extending to:

  • Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Fremont to Beaufort, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Fremont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fort Fremont) to Point B.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).
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.068 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.957 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.251 degrees.









 

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