Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Goose Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goose Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Goose Creek
- 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 Goose Creek:
- 32.979846, -80.029815
- 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 Goose Creek
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Goose Creek is near Charleston County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Goose Creek ...
We found six communities that share the name Goose Creek.
Within South Carolina, the name Goose Creek is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Goose Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Goose Creek that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Goose Creek.
- Manitoba
- This Goose Creek lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Goose Creek that is located in Berkeley County.
- Nebraska
- Cherry County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cherry County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherry County community of Goose Creek.
- New York
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Goose Creek [Queens County].
- North Carolina
- Camden County
- This Goose Creek is located in Camden County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Goose Creek that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Goose Creek.
- West Virginia
- Ritchie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Goose Creek [Ritchie County].
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goose Creek ...
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.
- Boulder Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Bluff
- Boulder Bluff is located in Berkeley County
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Berkeley County
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Dominion Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
- Dominion Hills is located in Berkeley County
- Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Charleston County
- Goose Creek Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Creek Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Heights
- Goose Creek Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Harbour Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Lake
- Harbour Lake is located in Berkeley County
- Holly Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
- Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
- Hound Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Maple Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Maple Ridge is located in Berkeley County
- Mount Holly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Pepperhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepperhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperhill
- Pepperhill is located in Charleston County
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- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Charleston County
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Tall PInes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall PInes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall PInes
- Tall PInes is located in Berkeley County
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Willowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Berkeley County
- Pleasant Hills
How Far From Goose Creek 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 city such as Goose Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goose Creek and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Goose Creek to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<5> 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 441 miles [709.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Goose Creek: www.cityofgoosecreek.com/
The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goose Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goose Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9798, Longitude: -80.0298 |
| <2> | 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 Goose Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Goose Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Goose Creek 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 309.745 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.681 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.849 degrees. |