Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Giant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Giant and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Giant

• 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 Giant:
  • 33.237106, -80.444818
  • 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 Giant

• 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Since Giant is near Orangeburg County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Giant

Communities Also Named Giant ...

We found one communities that are also named Giant.

Within South Carolina, the name Giant is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Giant in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Contra Costa County
    • This Giant is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,355 miles [3,790 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Giant that is located in Dorchester County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Giant.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Giant ...

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.

• Ebenezer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Four Holes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Four Holes is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Holes
• Harleyville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Harleyville is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleyville <2>
• Holly Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Holly Hill is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Hill <2>
• Hope ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hope is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Lincoln Green
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Green is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Green
• Sandridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
• Texas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Texas is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Tugtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tugtown is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugtown

How Far From Giant to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Giant to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Giant and extending to:

• Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Giant to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'