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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 Johnson Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Johnson Estates 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 Johnson Estates:
- 32.742122, -79.908421
- 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 Johnson Estates
- 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 Fort Johnson Estates 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 Fort Johnson Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Johnson Estates ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bayfront is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfront
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clarks Sound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Sound is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Sound
- Creek Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Creek Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Point
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Harbor View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harbor View is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harbor Woods is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Woods
- Honey Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- James Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- James Island is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
- Landsdowne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Landsdowne is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdowne
- Laurel Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Lighthouse Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lighthouse Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Marsh Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marsh Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Point
- Oceanview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oceanview is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview
- Oyster Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oyster Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
- Parrot Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Parrot Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot Point
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riverpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverpoint is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpoint
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Seaside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seaside is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
- Three Trees
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Three Trees is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Trees
- Tidalview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tidalview is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidalview
- Waterway Arms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterway Arms is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterway Arms
How Far From Fort Johnson Estates 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 Johnson Estates 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 Johnson Estates and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Johnson Estates to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 454 miles [730.6 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 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Johnson Estates) 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 Johnson Estates 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 Johnson Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7421, Longitude: -79.9084 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Johnson Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.675 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.566 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.872 degrees. |
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