Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heineman:
  • 33.552666, -79.933408
  • 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 Heineman

• 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
  • Since Heineman is near Berkeley County and also Clarendon 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 Clarendon 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 Heineman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heineman ...

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.

• Bryans Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bryans Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Crossroads
• Edwards
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Edwards is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
• Kingstree
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingstree is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstree
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingstree <1>
• Lane
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <1>
• Martins Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Martins Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
• Old Peru
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Old Peru is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
• Region Town ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
• Rock Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Bluff is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
• Salters
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salters is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salters <1>
• Salters Depot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
• Swamp Fox
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Swamp Fox is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Fox

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Heineman and extending to:

• Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Heineman to Kingstree, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'