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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 Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quail Run and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Run:
    • 32.721011, -79.952034
    • 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 Run
  • 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 Quail Run 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 Quail Run

Communities Also Named Quail Run ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Quail Run.

There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Quail Run.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Beaufort County
      • This Quail Run is located in Beaufort County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Quail Run.
    • York County
      • This Quail Run is located in York County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Quail Run.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Quail Run is located in Elmore County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the west of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Quail Run.
      • Mobile County
      • This Quail Run is located in Mobile County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km] to the west southwest of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Quail Run.
      • Shelby County
      • This Quail Run is located in Shelby County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km] to the west of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Quail Run.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Quail Run is located in Bulloch County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the west of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Quail Run.
      • Hall County
      • This Quail Run is located in Hall County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the west northwest of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Quail Run.
      • Houston County
      • This Quail Run is located in Houston County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the west of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Quail Run.
      • Oconee County
      • This Quail Run is located in Oconee County and lies 215 miles [346 km] to the west northwest of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Quail Run.
      • Paulding County
      • This Quail Run is located in Paulding County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the west northwest of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Quail Run.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Quail Run is located in Lake County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Quail Run.
      • Will County
      • This Quail Run is located in Will County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km] to the northwest of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Quail Run.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Quail Run is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the west of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Quail Run.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Quail Run is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Quail Run.
      • Frederick County
      • This Quail Run is located in Frederick County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the north northeast of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Quail Run.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Quail Run is located in Montgomery County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the north northeast of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Quail Run.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Quail Run [Ocean County].
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Quail Run is located in Orange County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Quail Run.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Quail Run is located in Rutherford County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Quail Run.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Quail Run is located in Davis County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Quail Run.
      • Weber County
      • This Quail Run is located in Weber County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km] to the west northwest of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Quail Run.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Quail Run is located in Stafford County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Quail Run that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Quail Run.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quail Run ...

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.

  • Bayfront
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bayfront is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfront
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Centerville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Clarks Sound
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Clarks Sound is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Sound
  • Creek Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Creek Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Point
  • Green Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Hill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Harbor View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harbor View is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Harbor Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Harbor Woods is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Woods
  • Honey Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Honey Hill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
  • James Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Landsdowne
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Landsdowne is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdowne
  • Laurel Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Lighthouse Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lighthouse Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Marsh Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Marsh Point is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Point
    • Oceanview
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Oceanview is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview
    • Oyster Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Oyster Point is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
    • Parrot Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Parrot Point is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot Point
    • Riverpoint
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Riverpoint is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpoint
    • Riverview
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Riverview is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Seaside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Seaside is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
    • Three Trees
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Three Trees is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Trees
    • Tidalview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tidalview is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidalview

How Far From Quail Run 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 Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Quail Run to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 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 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Quail Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Quail Run could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Run 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 Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7210, Longitude: -79.9520       In this case, the coordinates for Quail Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.698 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.59 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.894 degrees.