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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 Parkers Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkers Ferry 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 Parkers Ferry:
    • 32.760177, -80.396213
    • 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 Parkers Ferry
  • 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 Parkers Ferry is near Colleton County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton 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 Parkers Ferry

Communities Also Named Parkers Ferry ...

We found two communities that are also named Parkers Ferry.

There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Parkers Ferry.

Beyond South Carolina.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Colleton County
      • This Parkers Ferry is located in Colleton County and lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the north of the Parkers Ferry that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Parkers Ferry.
    • Marlboro County
      • This Parkers Ferry is located in Marlboro County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the north of the Parkers Ferry that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Parkers Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkers Ferry ...

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.

  • Adams Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Baptist Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Baptist Hill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
  • Bears Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bears Bluff is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Bluff
  • Burnt Church Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clubhouse Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
  • Gloverville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gloverville is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverville
  • Iron Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Crossroads
  • Little Edisto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Little Edisto is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Edisto
  • Martins Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Martins Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
  • Pine Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pine Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Landing
  • Ponpon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ponpon is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponpon

How Far From Parkers Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Parkers Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Parkers Ferry to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parkers Ferry) 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 Parkers Ferry 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 Parkers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7602, Longitude: -80.3962       In this case, the coordinates for Parkers Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.945 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.879 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.042 degrees.