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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 Pringletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pringletown 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 Pringletown:
- 33.143777, -80.305928
- 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 Pringletown
- 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 Pringletown is near Dorchester County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton 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 Pringletown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pringletown ...
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.
- Black Tom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Black Tom is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Tom
- Corey Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
- Corey Wood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
- Cotton Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Giant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Giant is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giant
- Harleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hunters Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Creek is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Knightsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knightsville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Lincoln Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Green is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Green
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Long Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Lotts Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lotts Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Crossroads
- Orchard Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Pecan Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Grove is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pigeon Bay ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Bay is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Bay
- Sandridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Sandy Run ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Run is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Sweetbriar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sweetbriar is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Trotters Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trotters Ridge is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ridge
- Twin Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Pringletown 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 Pringletown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pringletown and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pringletown to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pringletown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pringletown 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 Pringletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1438, Longitude: -80.3059 In this case, the coordinates for Pringletown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.901 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.884 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.903 degrees. |
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