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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 Quail Arbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quail Arbor 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 Quail Arbor:
- 32.986838, -80.185927
- 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 Quail Arbor
- 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Quail Arbor is near Charleston County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Quail Arbor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quail Arbor ...
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.
- Avenue of Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avenue of Oaks is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue of Oaks
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Corey Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
- Corey Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
- Coventry Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry Place is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Place
- Creekside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Creekside is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Farmdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Flowertown Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
- Indian Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Iron Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Lincolnville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Plantation Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plantation Ridge is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Ridge
- Rosehill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rosehill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Summerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summerville Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Summerville Farms is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Farms
- Summerville Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summerville Place is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Place
- Summerwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summerwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Tea Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tea Farm is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Farm
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twin Oaks is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Waters Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waters Edge is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Quail Arbor 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 Quail Arbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Quail Arbor and extending to:
- Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Quail Arbor to Saint George, 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 85 miles [136.8 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 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<4> 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).<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 4,863 miles [7,826.2 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Quail Arbor) 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 Quail Arbor 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 Quail Arbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9868, Longitude: -80.1859 In this case, the coordinates for Quail Arbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.832 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.903 degrees. |
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