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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 Heathwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heathwood and the surrounding area.
- 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 Heathwood:
- 32.800176, -80.004813
- 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 Heathwood
- 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Since Heathwood is near Berkeley County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Heathwood
Communities Also Named Heathwood ...
We found four communities that are also named Heathwood.
There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Heathwood.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Pickens County
- This Heathwood is located in Pickens County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Heathwood that is located in Charleston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Heathwood.
- Richland County
- This Heathwood is located in Richland County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Heathwood that is located in Charleston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Heathwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Stanly County
- This Heathwood is located in Stanly County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north of the Heathwood that is located in Charleston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Heathwood.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Heathwood is located in Putnam County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Heathwood that is located in Charleston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Heathwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heathwood ...
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.
- Dogwood Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Gardens is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Gardens
- Edgewater Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edgewater Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Forest Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lakes is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
- Garden Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garden Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
- Greenwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Grove Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillside is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Indigo Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indigo Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Point
- Marsh Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marsh Cove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cove
- Maryville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maryville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Pinecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pinecrest is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Stone Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stone Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
How Far From Heathwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Heathwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heathwood and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the East.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Heathwood 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heathwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Heathwood 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 Heathwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8002, Longitude: -80.0048 In this case, the coordinates for Heathwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.729 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.637 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.89 degrees. |
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