Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fripp Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fripp Island and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fripp Island
- 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 Fripp Island:
- 32.315909, -80.480435
- 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 Fripp Island
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Fripp Island is near Colleton County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- eBird sighting report for Charleston 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fripp Island ...
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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Frogmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Gator Field
(13 miles [20.9 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Grasslawn Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Hazel Farm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Longwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Lucy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Creek
- Lucy Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Mariners Watch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- 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
- Marsh Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Harbor
- Marsh Harbor is located in Beaufort County
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- Orange Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Quail Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Red Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Riverwind
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Grove
How Far From Fripp Island 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 Fripp Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fripp Island and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fripp Island to Beaufort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 120 miles [193.1 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 493 miles [793.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fripp Island. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fripp Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fripp Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3159, Longitude: -80.4804 |
| <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 Fripp Island 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 309.982 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.193 degrees. |