Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hound Run:
  • 33.014339, -80.047031
  • 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 Hound Run

• 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 Hound Run is near Charleston County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Hound Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hound Run ...

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.

• Boulder Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Boulder Bluff is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Bluff
• College Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • College Park is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Deer Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Deer Park is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Goose Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Goose Creek is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goose Creek <1>
• Goose Creek Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Goose Creek Heights is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Heights
• Grove Hall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove Hall is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
• Harbour Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbour Lake is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Lake
• Holly Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
• Maple Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• Mount Holly
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
• Pleasant Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Stokes ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Stokes is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Tall PInes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tall PInes is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall PInes
• Willowbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Willowbrook is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

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

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

• Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hound Run to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 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 439 miles [706.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'