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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 Russell Lake Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Russell Lake Landing 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 Russell Lake Landing:
- 33.062389, -80.456766
- 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 Russell Lake Landing
- 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 Russell Lake Landing is near Colleton County and also Berkeley 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 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 Russell Lake Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Russell Lake Landing ...
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.
- Burr Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Cottageville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goodhope Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goodhope Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Landing
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holly Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holly Ridge is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Lincoln Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Green is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Green
- Long Creek Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Long Creek Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Landing
- Norman Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norman Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Landing
- Prices Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prices Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Landing
- Red Oak Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Oak Corner is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Corner
- Round O
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Texas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
How Far From Russell Lake Landing 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 Russell Lake Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Russell Lake Landing and extending to:
- Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Russell Lake Landing to Saint George, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 445 miles [716.2 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 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Russell Lake Landing) 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 Russell Lake Landing 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 Russell Lake Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0624, Longitude: -80.4568 In this case, the coordinates for Russell Lake Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.984 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.967 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.98 degrees. |
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