Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Laurel Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurel Bay and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Laurel Bay

• 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 Laurel Bay:
  • 32.458719, -80.786013
  • 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 Laurel Bay

• 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Since Laurel Bay is near Jasper County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton 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 Laurel Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurel Bay ...

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.

• Forest Fields
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Fields is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Fields
• Grays Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grays Hill is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill
• Green Pond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Pond is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Irongate
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Irongate is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
• Mink Point Plantation
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mink Point Plantation is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Point Plantation
• Peace Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Peace Haven is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Haven
• Pleasant Farm
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Farm is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farm
• Quail Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• River Reach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • River Reach is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Reach
• Salt Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Salt Creek is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
• Shell Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
• Shell Point park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shell Point park is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point park
• Tanglewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanglewood is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Laurel Bay and extending to:

• Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Laurel Bay 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'