Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Groomville:
  • 33.085726, -80.056752
  • 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 Groomville

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Since Groomville is near Dorchester County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Groomville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Groomville ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Boulder Bluff is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Bluff
• Fox Bank ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fox Bank is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bank
• Grove Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Hall is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
• Hickory Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Holly Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
• Hound Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hound Run is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hound Run
• Locklair ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Locklair is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locklair
• Mount Holly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
• Strawberry
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
• Tarry Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
• Wide Awake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wide Awake is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Awake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Groomville and extending to:

• Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Groomville to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 435 miles [700.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'