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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Harristown:
    • 33.356279, -79.885910
    • 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 Harristown
  • 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 Harristown is near Williamsburg County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg 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 Harristown

Communities Also Named Harristown ...

We found four communities that are also named Harristown.

Within South Carolina, the name Harristown is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Macon County
      • This Harristown is located in Macon County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Harristown that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Harristown.
    • Indiana
      • Washington County
      • This Harristown is located in Washington County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Harristown that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Harristown.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Harristown is located in Baltimore County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Harristown that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Harristown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Harristown is located in Lancaster County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Harristown that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Harristown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harristown ...

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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Gravel Hill ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gravel Hill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Harris Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
  • Hickory Grove ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Lane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
  • Martin Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Martin Corner is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
  • Old Peru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Peru is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
  • Providence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Providence is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Region Town ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
  • Swamp Fox
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Swamp Fox is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Fox
  • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harristown and extending to:

  • Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harristown to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 79 miles [127.1 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harristown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Harristown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harristown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3563, Longitude: -79.8859       In this case, the coordinates for Harristown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.67 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.649 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.689 degrees.