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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 Huntington Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntington Woods and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Huntington Woods:
    • 32.819898, -80.006201
    • 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 Huntington Woods
  • 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 Huntington Woods 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 Huntington Woods

Communities Also Named Huntington Woods ...

We found three communities that are also named Huntington Woods.

Within South Carolina, the name Huntington Woods is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Huntington Woods is located in Hillsborough County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Huntington Woods that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Huntington Woods.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Huntington Woods is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Huntington Woods that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Huntington Woods.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Huntington Woods is located in Oakland County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Huntington Woods that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Huntington Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntington Woods ...

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.

  • Bees Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bees Ferry is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bees Ferry
  • Dogwood Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dogwood Gardens is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Gardens
  • Edgewater Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] 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 west)
    • 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
  • Green Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Grove is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
  • Greenwood Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
  • Grove Creek Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
  • Heathwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Heathwood is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Hibernian Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hibernian Heights is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernian Heights
  • Hillside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hillside is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Indigo Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Indigo Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Point
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Joshua
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Joshua is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
    • Magnolia Ranch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Magnolia Ranch is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Ranch
    • Marsh Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Marsh Cove is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cove
    • Maryville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Maryville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
    • Parsonage Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Parsonage Point is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Point
    • Pinecrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pinecrest is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Stone Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Stone Park is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
    • Union Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Heights is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huntington Woods and extending to:

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Huntington Woods 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 451 miles [725.8 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 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huntington Woods) 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 Huntington Woods 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 Huntington Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8199, Longitude: -80.0062       In this case, the coordinates for Huntington Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.73 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.641 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.885 degrees.