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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 Plantation Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plantation Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Plantation Estates:
- 32.815454, -80.019535
- 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 Plantation Estates
- 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 Plantation Estates is near Berkeley County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Plantation Estates
Communities Also Named Plantation Estates ...
We found five communities that are also named Plantation Estates.
Within South Carolina, the name Plantation Estates is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Plantation Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Plantation Estates that is located in Charleston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Plantation Estates.
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Plantation Estates is located in Clarke County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plantation Estates that is located in Charleston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Plantation Estates.
- Paulding County
- This Plantation Estates is located in Paulding County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the west northwest of the Plantation Estates that is located in Charleston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Plantation Estates.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Plantation Estates is located in Wake County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Plantation Estates that is located in Charleston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Plantation Estates.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Plantation Estates is located in Lawrence County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Plantation Estates that is located in Charleston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Plantation Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plantation Estates ...
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.
- Bees Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bees Ferry is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bees Ferry
- Dogwood Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dogwood Gardens is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Gardens
- Edgewater Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edgewater Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Forest Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Lakes is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
- Garden Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garden Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
- Green Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Grove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Greenwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenwood Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Grove Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
- Heathwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heathwood is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
- Hickory Hall Plantation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Indigo Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indigo Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Point
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Joshua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Joshua is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
- Magnolia Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Ranch is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Ranch
- Marsh Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marsh Cove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cove
- Maryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maryville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Parsonage Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parsonage Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Point
- Pinecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pinecrest is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stone Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
- Union Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Heights is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights
How Far From Plantation Estates 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 Plantation Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plantation Estates and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Plantation Estates to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Plantation Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Plantation Estates 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 Plantation Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8155, Longitude: -80.0195 In this case, the coordinates for Plantation Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.737 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.648 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.891 degrees. |
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