Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakgrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakgrove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakgrove
- 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 Oakgrove:
- 32.626848, -80.212875
- 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 Oakgrove
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Since Oakgrove is near Colleton County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Oakgrove ...
We found eight communities that share the name Oakgrove.
Within South Carolina, the name Oakgrove is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Oakgrove is located in Clark County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Oakgrove that is located in Charleston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Oakgrove.
- Guernsey County
- This Oakgrove is located in Guernsey County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km] to the north of the Oakgrove that is located in Charleston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Oakgrove.
- Meigs County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Oakgrove [Meigs County].
- Ontario
- This Oakgrove lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<2> to the north of the Oakgrove that is located in Charleston County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakgrove ...
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.
- Baptist Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
- Baptist Hill is located in Charleston County
- Bears Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bears Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Bluff
- Bears Bluff is located in Charleston County
- Freedman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Johns Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Island
- Johns Island is located in Charleston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Island <5>
- Little Edisto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Edisto
- Little Edisto is located in Charleston County
- New Cut Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cut Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut Landing
- New Cut Landing is located in Charleston County
- Point Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Charleston County
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Steamboat Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Landing
- Steamboat Landing is located in Charleston County
How Far From Oakgrove 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 Oakgrove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakgrove and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oakgrove to Charleston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakgrove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Oakgrove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Oakgrove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakgrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6268, Longitude: -80.2129 In this case, the coordinates for Oakgrove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oakgrove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Oakgrove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.841 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.741 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.013 degrees. |