Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pitch 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 Pitch Landing:
  • 33.246834, -79.577845
  • 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 Pitch 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Since Pitch Landing is near Georgetown County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Pitch Landing

Communities Also Named Pitch Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Pitch Landing.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Pitch Landing.

Beyond South Carolina.

• Communities Located In South Carolina ...
  • Horry County
    • This Pitch Landing is located in Horry County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pitch Landing that is located in Berkeley County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Pitch Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pitch 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.

• Honey Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
• Jamestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jamestown is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
• Lodge Hall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lodge Hall is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hall
• Newland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Newland is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
• Pleasant Hill Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Landing
• Price Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Price Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Landing
• Tiger Corner ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tiger Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Corner
• Turkey Pond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Turkey Pond is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pond
• Water Horn Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Water Horn Ferry is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Horn Ferry

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

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

• Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pitch Landing to Moncks Corner, 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 most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'