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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 Orleans Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orleans 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 Orleans Estates:
    • 32.796843, -80.027036
    • 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 Orleans 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
    • Since Orleans Estates is near Berkeley County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Orleans Estates

Communities Also Named Orleans Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Orleans Estates.

Within South Carolina, the name Orleans Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Orleans Estates is located in Williamson County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orleans Estates that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Orleans Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orleans 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.

  • Dogwood Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dogwood Gardens is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Gardens
  • Edgewater Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Forest Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Forest Lakes is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
  • Greenwood Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
  • Heathwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heathwood is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Hillside
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hillside is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Indigo Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Indigo Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Point
  • Magnolia Ranch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Ranch is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Ranch
  • Marsh Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Marsh Cove is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cove
  • Maryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Maryville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Parsonage Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Parsonage Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Point
  • Pinecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pinecrest is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Stone Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Stone Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park

How Far From Orleans Estates 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 Orleans Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the East.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Orleans Estates to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 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 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orleans 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 Orleans 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 Orleans Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7968, Longitude: -80.0270       In this case, the coordinates for Orleans Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.741 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.65 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.899 degrees.