Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Johns Island Ferry:
  • 32.786010, -80.106761
  • 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 Johns Island Ferry

• 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 Johns Island Ferry is near Dorchester County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Johns Island Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Johns Island Ferry ...

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.

• Berry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Berry Hill is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
• Forest Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Lakes is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
• Greenwood Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Park is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
• Hickory Hall Plantation
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hall Plantation is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hall Plantation
• Hickory Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Johns Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Johns Island is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Island <1>
• Limehouse Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Limehouse Station is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehouse Station
• Magnolia Ranch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia Ranch is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Ranch
• Point Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Ponderosa
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ponderosa is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Red Top
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Red Top is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
• Sandy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
• Shell Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shell Point is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point

How Far From Johns Island Ferry 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 Johns Island Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Johns Island Ferry to Charleston, 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'