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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 Joe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Joe 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 Old Joe:
    • 33.055726, -79.807857
    • 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 Joe
  • 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
    • Since Old Joe is near Charleston County and also Dorchester 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Old Joe

Communities Also Named Old Joe ...

We found one communities that are also named Old Joe.

Within South Carolina, the name Old Joe is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Baxter County
      • This Old Joe is located in Baxter County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Old Joe that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Old Joe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Joe ...

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.

  • Cedar Creek Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Creek Landing is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Landing
  • Charity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Charity is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Childsbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Childsbury is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsbury
  • Conifer ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Conifer is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
  • Limerick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Limerick is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Razorville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Razorville is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
  • Red Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Hill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Rice Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rice Hope is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Hope
  • Saw Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saw Mill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill
  • Spring Head ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Spring Head is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Head
  • Strawberry Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Strawberry Landing is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
  • Woodland Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodland Landing is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Landing

How Far From Old Joe 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 Old Joe to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Joe to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<2> 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 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Joe) 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 Joe 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 Joe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0557, Longitude: -79.8079       In this case, the coordinates for Old Joe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.623 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.552 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.747 degrees.