Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Padgetts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Padgetts and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Padgetts

• 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 Padgetts:
  • 33.071829, -80.886211
  • 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 Padgetts

• 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 Colleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
  • Since Padgetts is near Bamberg County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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 Padgetts

Curious and Interesting Names Near Padgetts ...

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.

• Branchville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Branchville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchville <1>
• Cat Hole
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cat Hole is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Hole
• Cattle Creek ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cattle Creek is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
• Clear Pond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Pond is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Pond
• Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
• Hughes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hughes is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
• Jennys
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jennys is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennys
• Johnsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Lodge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lodge is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge <1>
• Miley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Miley is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miley <1>
• Springtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Springtown is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Stokes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stokes is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Whetstone Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Whetstone Crossroads is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Crossroads

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Padgetts and extending to:

• Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Padgetts to Walterboro, 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 five to six hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'