Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gressette Woods:
  • 33.510709, -80.880926
  • 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 Gressette Woods

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gressette Woods ...

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.

• Creekmoor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Creekmoor is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekmoor
• Haddock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Haddock is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
• Highland
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Highland is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Hillview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hillview is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Hunter Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunter Hill is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
• Marshall Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Marshall Heights is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
• Meadowridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Meadowridge is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
• Orangeburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <1>
• Pecanway Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pecanway Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecanway Terrace
• Pine Needles
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pine Needles is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needles
• Quicktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Quicktown is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicktown
• Spring Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Turkey Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Turkey Hill is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
• Windy Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Windy Hills is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills

How Far From Gressette Woods 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 Gressette Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gressette Woods and extending to:

• Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Gressette Woods to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 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 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'