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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 Orange Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orange Grove 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 Orange Grove:
    • 32.400472, -80.662051
    • 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 Orange Grove
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
    • Since Orange Grove is near Jasper County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton 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 Orange Grove

Communities Also Named Orange Grove ...

We found eight communities that are also named Orange Grove.

Within South Carolina, the name Orange Grove is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Orange Grove [Plaquemines Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Orange Grove [Baltimore County].
      • Howard County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Orange Grove [Howard County].
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Harrison County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Orange Grove.
      • Jackson County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Jackson County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the west southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Orange Grove.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Orange County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Orange Grove that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orange Grove.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Harris County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<3> to the west of the Orange Grove that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Orange Grove.
      • Jim Wells County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km] to the west southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Orange Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orange Grove ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bluff Farm is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Farm
  • Forest Fields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Forest Fields is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Fields
  • Gay Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gay Oaks is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Oaks
  • Hazel Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hazel Farm is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Farm
  • Mariners Watch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mariners Watch is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Watch
  • Marsh Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Marsh Harbor is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Harbor
  • Mink Point Plantation
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mink Point Plantation is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Point Plantation
  • Partridge Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Partridge Woods is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Woods
  • Quail Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Quail Run is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Red Oak is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Riverwind
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Riverwind is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwind
    • Shell Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
    • Shell Point park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Shell Point park is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point park
    • Tanglewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Tanglewood is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Walnut Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Orange Grove 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 Orange Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Orange Grove to Columbia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Orange Grove 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>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 Orange Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orange Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Orange Grove 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 Orange Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4005, Longitude: -80.6621       In this case, the coordinates for Orange Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.084 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.988 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.235 degrees.