Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Perrot:
  • 34.034328, -79.598949
  • 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 Perrot

• 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 Florence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County
  • Since Perrot is near Dillon County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Perrot

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perrot ...

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.

• Bass Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bass Crossroads is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
• Blossom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Blossom is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
• Butler Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Butler Crossroads is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Crossroads
• Evans Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evans Crossroads is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Crossroads
• Evergreen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Fleet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fleet is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet
• Friendfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendfield is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
• Kennedy Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kennedy Crossroads is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Crossroads
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Willow Creek Siding
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Creek Siding is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Siding

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Perrot and extending to:

• Florence, which is the Seat of Florence County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Perrot to Florence, with an average speed<2> 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 82 miles [132 km] to the west (W). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'