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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 Johns Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johns Island 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 Johns Island:
- 32.720703, -80.082008
- 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
- 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 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johns Island ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Cedar Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Edgewater Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Forest Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Lakes is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Indigo Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indigo Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Point
- Johns Island Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johns Island Ferry is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Island Ferry
- Laurel Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Limehouse Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Limehouse Station is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehouse Station
- New Cut Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Cut Landing is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut Landing
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pinecrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Ponderosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ponderosa is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Red Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Shell Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shell Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
- Stone Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
- Tidalview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tidalview is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidalview
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Johns Island 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 Johns Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Johns Island and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Johns Island to Charleston, with an average speed<2> 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 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 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 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 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 from Point A (ie- Johns Island) 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 Johns Island 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 Johns Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7207, Longitude: -80.0820 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.77 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.673 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.94 degrees. |
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