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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 Hickory Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Bluff 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 Hickory Bluff:
- 32.222427, -80.756775
- 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 Hickory Bluff
- 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 Hickory Bluff is near Jasper County and also Chatham 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 Chatham 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 Hickory Bluff
Communities Also Named Hickory Bluff ...
We found one communities that are also named Hickory Bluff.
Within South Carolina, the name Hickory Bluff is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Hickory Bluff in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hickory Bluff that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Hickory Bluff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Bluff ...
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.
- Folly Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Folly Field is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Field
- Gator Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gator Field is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Field
- Grasslawn Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grasslawn Beach is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslawn Beach
- Hickory Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Forest is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Honey Horn Plantation
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Horse Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Horse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Indigo Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indigo Run is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Run
- Lighthouse Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lighthouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Landing
- Otter Hole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Hole is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hole
- Point Comfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Shelter Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shelter Cove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Cove
- Spanish Wells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Wells is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Wells
- Windmill Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Windmill Harbor is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Harbor
- Wood Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wood Lake is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
How Far From Hickory Bluff 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 Hickory Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Bluff and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Bluff to Beaufort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory Bluff) 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 Hickory Bluff 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 Hickory Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2224, Longitude: -80.7568 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.132 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.018 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.316 degrees. |
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