Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Halfway 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 Halfway Creek:
  • 33.113780, -79.647294
  • 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 Halfway 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Since Halfway Creek is near Charleston County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Halfway Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Halfway 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.

• Conifer ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Conifer is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
• Farewell Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Farewell Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewell Corner
• Fort Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Corner is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Corner
• Honey Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
• Limerick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Limerick is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
• Newland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Newland is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
• Oak Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Corner
• Old Joe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Joe is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Joe
• Pitch Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pitch Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitch Landing
• Razorville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Razorville is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
• Spring Head ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Head is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Head
• Tiger Corner ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tiger Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Corner
• Turkey Pond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Turkey Pond is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pond

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

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

• Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Halfway Creek to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 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 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'