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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 Red Bluff Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Bluff Estates 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 Red Bluff Estates:
    • 32.490467, -80.681217
    • 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 Red Bluff 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
    • Since Red Bluff Estates is near Jasper County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Red Bluff Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Bluff 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.

  • Bluff Farm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluff Farm is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Farm
  • Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Daniels
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Daniels is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
  • Grays Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Grays Hill is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill
  • Lucy Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lucy Creek is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Creek
  • Mark Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mark Island is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Island
  • Marsh Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marsh Harbor is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Harbor
  • Marsh Hawk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Marsh Hawk is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Hawk
  • Partridge Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Partridge Woods is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Woods
  • Peace Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Peace Haven is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Haven
  • Pepper Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pepper Hill is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Hill
  • Pleasant Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pleasant Point is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Quail Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Run is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Rivers Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rivers Edge is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
    • Salt Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Salt Creek is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
    • Walnut Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Red Bluff Estates and extending to:

  • Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Red Bluff Estates to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 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- Red Bluff Estates) 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 Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4905, Longitude: -80.6812       In this case, the coordinates for Red Bluff Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.097 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.016 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.218 degrees.