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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 Magnolia Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnolia Bluff 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 Magnolia Bluff:
- 32.382140, -80.727051
- 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 Magnolia 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Magnolia Bluff 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 Magnolia Bluff
Communities Also Named Magnolia Bluff ...
We found one communities that are also named Magnolia Bluff.
Within South Carolina, the name Magnolia Bluff is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Magnolia Bluff in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- King County
- This Magnolia Bluff is located in King County and lies 2,405 miles [3,870.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Magnolia Bluff that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Magnolia Bluff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia 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.
- Forest Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forest Fields is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Fields
- Green Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Pond is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Mariners Watch
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mariners Watch is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Watch
- Mink Point Plantation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Pleasant Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Farm is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farm
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- River Reach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- River Reach is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Reach
- Riverwind
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverwind is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwind
- Shell Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
- Shell Point park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shell Point park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point park
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Magnolia Bluff 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 Magnolia Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Magnolia Bluff and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Magnolia Bluff to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 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 4,914 miles [7,908.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Magnolia Bluff) 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 Magnolia Bluff 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 Magnolia Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3821, Longitude: -80.7271 In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.12 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.027 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.263 degrees. |
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