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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 Kittredge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kittredge 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 Kittredge:
    • 33.069616, -79.976194
    • 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 Kittredge
  • 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 Kittredge 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 Kittredge

Communities Also Named Kittredge ...

We found two communities that are also named Kittredge.

Within South Carolina, the name Kittredge is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Kittredge is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kittredge that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Kittredge.
    • Illinois
      • Carroll County
      • This Kittredge is located in Carroll County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kittredge that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Kittredge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kittredge ...

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.

  • Boulder Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Boulder Bluff is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Bluff
  • Childsbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Childsbury is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsbury
  • Groomville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Groomville is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomville
  • Holly Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
  • Mount Holly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Rice Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rice Hope is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Hope
  • Stokes ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stokes is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Strawberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Strawberry Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Strawberry Landing is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
  • Tarry Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
  • Woodland Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland Landing is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Landing

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

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

  • Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Kittredge 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 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 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kittredge) 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 Kittredge 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 Kittredge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0696, Longitude: -79.9762       In this case, the coordinates for Kittredge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.717 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.661 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.804 degrees.