Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Royal Pines Country Club Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royal Pines Country Club Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Royal Pines Country Club Estates

• 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 Royal Pines Country Club Estates:
  • 32.464079, -80.636773
  • 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 Royal Pines Country Club 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 Royal Pines Country Club Estates is near Colleton County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Royal Pines Country Club Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Royal Pines Country Club 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
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bluff Farm is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Farm
• Daniels
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Daniels is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
• Lucy Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lucy Creek is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Creek
• Mark Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mark Island is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Island
• Marsh Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Marsh Harbor is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Harbor
• Marsh Hawk
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Marsh Hawk is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Hawk
• Partridge Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Partridge Woods is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Woods
• Pepper Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pepper Hill is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Hill
• Pleasant Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Point is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
• Quail Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Quail Run is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Rivers Edge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rivers Edge is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
• Walnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Royal Pines Country Club Estates 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 Royal Pines Country Club Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Royal Pines Country Club Estates and extending to:

• Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Royal Pines Country Club Estates to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'