Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lawton Bluff:
  • 32.742122, -79.941478
  • 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 Lawton Bluff

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawton Bluff ...

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.

• Bayfront
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bayfront is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfront
• Centerville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Clarks Sound
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Clarks Sound is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Sound
• Creek Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Creek Point is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Point
• Green Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Green Hill is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Harbor View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harbor View is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• Harbor Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harbor Woods is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Woods
• Honey Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Honey Hill is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
• James Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • James Island is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
• Landsdowne
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Landsdowne is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdowne
• Laurel Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Laurel Park is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
• Lighthouse Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lighthouse Point is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Marsh Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Marsh Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Point
  • Oceanview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Oceanview is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview
  • Oyster Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Oyster Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
  • Parrot Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Parrot Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot Point
  • Quail Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quail Run is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Riverpoint
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Riverpoint is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpoint
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Riverview is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Seaside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Seaside is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Three Trees
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Three Trees is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Trees
  • Tidalview
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Tidalview is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidalview
  • Woodlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the North.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lawton Bluff 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 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<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'