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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Giant ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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) - Four Holes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Holes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Holes
- Four Holes is located in Orangeburg County
- Harleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleyville
- Harleyville is located in Dorchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleyville <3>
- Holly Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Holly Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Hill <3>
- Hope ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Lincoln Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Green
- Lincoln Green is located in Dorchester County
- Sandridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Texas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Tugtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Giant 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Giant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dorchester County: www.dorchestercounty.net/
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- Giant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Giant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2371, Longitude: -80.4448 In this case, the coordinates for Giant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Giant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.98 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.988 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.927 degrees. |