Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hazel Farm:
  • 32.408527, -80.660662
  • 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 Hazel Farm

• 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Since Hazel Farm is near Jasper County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton 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 Hazel Farm

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazel Farm ...

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.

• Bluff Farm
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluff Farm is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Farm
• Gay Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gay Oaks is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Oaks
• Mariners Watch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mariners Watch is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Watch
• Marsh Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Marsh Harbor is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Harbor
• Mink Point Plantation
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mink Point Plantation is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Point Plantation
• Orange Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Partridge Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Partridge Woods is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Woods
• Quail Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Run is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Red Oak
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Red Oak is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Riverwind
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Riverwind is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwind
• Tanglewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tanglewood is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

• Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Hazel Farm to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'