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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 Peru, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Peru 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 Peru:
- 33.420445, -79.986745
- 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 Peru
- 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 Peru is near Williamsburg County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon 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 Peru
Communities Also Named Old Peru ...
We found one communities that are also named Old Peru.
Within South Carolina, the name Old Peru is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Old Peru in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Madison County
- This Old Peru is located in Madison County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Old Peru that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Old Peru.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Peru ...
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.
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Cross Roads is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cross Roads
- Edwards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edwards is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Gravel Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Harris Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
- Harristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harristown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lane is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
- Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Region Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Region Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
- Spring Plain ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Plain is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plain
- Swamp Fox
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Swamp Fox is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Fox
How Far From Old Peru 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 Peru to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Peru and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Old Peru to Moncks Corner, 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 72 miles [115.9 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 412 miles [663 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Peru) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Old Peru 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 Peru. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4204, Longitude: -79.9867 In this case, the coordinates for Old Peru have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.726 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.723 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.708 degrees. |
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