Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Huger:
  • 33.097399, -79.804276
  • 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 Huger

• 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 Huger 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 Huger

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huger ...

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.

• Cedar Creek Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Creek Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Landing
• Charity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Charity is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
• Conifer ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Conifer is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
• Limerick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Limerick is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
• Old Joe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Joe is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Joe
• Razorville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Razorville is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
• Red Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Saw Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Saw Mill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill
• Spring Head ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spring Head is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Head

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

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

• Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Huger to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 94 miles [151.3 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'