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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 Old Fort Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Fort Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Old Fort Estates:
    • 32.957672, -80.130092
    • 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 Old Fort Estates
  • 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Since Old Fort Estates is near Charleston County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Old Fort Estates

Communities Also Named Old Fort Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Old Fort Estates.

Within South Carolina, the name Old Fort Estates is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Old Fort Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Catoosa County
      • This Old Fort Estates is located in Catoosa County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Old Fort Estates that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Old Fort Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Fort Estates ...

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.

  • Avenue of Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Avenue of Oaks is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue of Oaks
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Coventry Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Coventry Place is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Place
  • Creekside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Creekside is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Deer Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deer Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Greggs Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greggs Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs Landing
  • Iron Gate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Gate is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Kings Grant
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kings Grant is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
  • Pepperhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pepperhill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperhill
  • Plantation Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Plantation Ridge is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Ridge
  • Pleasant Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Quail Arbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Arbor is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Arbor
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Summerville Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Summerville Place is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Place
    • Summerwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Summerwood is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Tall PInes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Tall PInes is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall PInes
    • University Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • University Park is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • Waters Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Waters Edge is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Old Fort Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Old Fort Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Fort Estates and extending to:

  • Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Fort Estates to Saint George, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 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 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Old Fort Estates) 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 Old Fort Estates 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 Old Fort Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9577, Longitude: -80.1301       In this case, the coordinates for Old Fort Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.80 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.742 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.891 degrees.