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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 Kings Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Grant 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 Kings Grant:
    • 32.939895, -80.151204
    • 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 Kings Grant
  • 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Since Kings Grant is near Charleston County and also Berkeley 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 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 Kings Grant

Communities Also Named Kings Grant ...

We found eight communities that are also named Kings Grant.

There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Kings Grant.

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

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Florence County
      • This Kings Grant is located in Florence County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kings Grant that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Kings Grant.
    • Lexington County
      • This Kings Grant is located in Lexington County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kings Grant that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Kings Grant.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Kings Grant is located in Sussex County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kings Grant that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Kings Grant.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Kings Grant [Cumberland County].
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Kings Grant is located in Charles County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kings Grant that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Kings Grant.
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • This Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kings Grant that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Kings Grant.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Kings Grant is located in Stafford County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kings Grant that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Kings Grant.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Kings Grant is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the northeast of the Kings Grant that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Kings Grant.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Grant ...

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.

  • Avenue of Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Avenue of Oaks is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue of Oaks
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Coventry Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Coventry Place is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Place
  • Creekside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Creekside is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Evergreen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Farmdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmdale is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
  • Greggs Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Greggs Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs Landing
  • Iron Gate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Gate is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Lincolnville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Pepperhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pepperhill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperhill
  • Plantation Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Plantation Ridge is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Ridge
  • Quail Arbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Arbor is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Arbor
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rosehill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosehill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
    • Sprucewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sprucewood is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
    • Summerville Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Summerville Farms is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Farms
    • Summerville Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Summerville Place is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Place
    • Summerwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Summerwood is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Tea Farm
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tea Farm is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Farm
    • Twin Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • University Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • University Park is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • Waters Edge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Waters Edge is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
    • Woodlawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kings Grant to Saint George, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 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 446 miles [717.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kings Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Kings Grant could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>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 Kings Grant 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 Kings Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9399, Longitude: -80.1512       In this case, the coordinates for Kings Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.812 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.752 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.904 degrees.