Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nautical Watch Villas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nautical Watch Villas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nautical Watch Villas
- 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 Nautical Watch Villas:
- 32.402137, -80.434549
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Nautical Watch Villas
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Nautical Watch Villas is near Colleton County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- eBird sighting report for Charleston 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nautical Watch Villas ...
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.
- Bluff Farm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Farm
- Bluff Farm is located in Beaufort County
- Daniels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Freedman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Frogmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Gay Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Hazel Farm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Farm
- Hazel Farm is located in Beaufort County
- Longwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Lucy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Creek
- Lucy Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Marsh Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Harbor
- Marsh Harbor is located in Beaufort County
- Marsh Hawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Hawk
- Marsh Hawk is located in Beaufort County
- Orange Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Partridge Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Partridge Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Woods
- Partridge Woods is located in Beaufort County
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- Pepper Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Hill
- Pepper Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Quail Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Red Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Rivers Edge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Rivers Edge is located in Beaufort County
- Walnut Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Pepper Hill
How Far From Nautical Watch Villas 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 Nautical Watch Villas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nautical Watch Villas and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Nautical Watch Villas to Beaufort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nautical Watch Villas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nautical Watch Villas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nautical Watch Villas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4021, Longitude: -80.4345 In this case, the coordinates for Nautical Watch Villas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Nautical Watch Villas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.958 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.844 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.154 degrees. |