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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 Ranch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnolia Ranch 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 Ranch:
- 32.828787, -80.050369
- 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 Ranch
- 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 Magnolia Ranch is near Dorchester County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Magnolia Ranch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia Ranch ...
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.
- Bees Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bees Ferry is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bees Ferry
- Dogwood Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dogwood Gardens is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Gardens
- Forest Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Lakes is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
- Green Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Greenwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Grove Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
- Heathwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heathwood is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
- Hickory Hall Plantation
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Joshua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joshua is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Marsh Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marsh Cove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cove
- Parsonage Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parsonage Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Point
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Ponderosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ponderosa is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Sandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
How Far From Magnolia Ranch 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 Ranch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Magnolia Ranch and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Magnolia Ranch 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Magnolia Ranch) 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 Ranch 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 Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8288, Longitude: -80.0504 In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia Ranch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.754 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.67 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.899 degrees. |
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