Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pine Landing:
  • 32.602961, -80.387324
  • 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 Pine Landing

• 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 Pine Landing is near Colleton County and also Beaufort 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 Beaufort 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 Pine Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Landing ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Adams Run is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Run
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams Run <1>
• Baptist Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baptist Hill is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
• Bears Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bears Bluff is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Bluff
• Freedman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Freedman is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedman
• Little Edisto
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Little Edisto is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Edisto
• Oakgrove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Oakgrove is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
• Ponpon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ponpon is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponpon
• Rockland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rockland is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Rockville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rockville is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
• Steamboat Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Steamboat Landing is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Landing

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

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

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Landing 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 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'