Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gannon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gannon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gannon
- 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 Gannon:
- 32.687124, -80.277321
- 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 Gannon
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Since Gannon is near Colleton County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gannon ...
We found two communities that share the name Gannon.
Within South Carolina, the name Gannon is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gannon ...
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.
- Adams Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Run
- Adams Run is located in Charleston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams Run <2>
- Baptist Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
- Baptist Hill is located in Charleston County
- Bears Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bears Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Bluff
- Bears Bluff is located in Charleston County
- Berry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Berry Hill is located in Charleston County
- Little Edisto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Edisto
- Little Edisto is located in Charleston County
- New Cut Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cut Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut Landing
- New Cut Landing is located in Charleston County
- Oakgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Pine Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Landing
- Pine Landing is located in Charleston County
- Point Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Charleston County
- Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Steamboat Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Landing
- Steamboat Landing is located in Charleston County
How Far From Gannon 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 Gannon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Gannon once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Gannon and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gannon to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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- Gannon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gannon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6871, Longitude: -80.2773 In this case, the coordinates for Gannon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gannon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Gannon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.877 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.791 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.019 degrees. |