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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 Sandy Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy 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 Sandy Run:
    • 33.130724, -80.170368
    • 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 Sandy 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
    • Since Sandy Run is near Dorchester County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Sandy Run

Communities Also Named Sandy Run ...

We found eight communities that are also named Sandy Run.

There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Sandy Run.

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

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Calhoun County
      • This Sandy Run is located in Calhoun County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sandy Run that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Sandy Run.
    • Lexington 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 South Carolina community of Sandy Run [Lexington County].
    • Orangeburg County
      • This Sandy Run is located in Orangeburg County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sandy Run that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Sandy Run.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Hancock County
      • This Sandy Run is located in Hancock County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the west of the Sandy Run that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Sandy Run.
      • Liberty County
      • This Sandy Run is located in Liberty County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the southwest of the Sandy Run that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Sandy Run.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Sandy Run is located in Bedford County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the north of the Sandy Run that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Sandy Run.
      • Greene 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 Pennsylvania community of Sandy Run [Greene County].
      • Luzerne County
      • This Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the north northeast of the Sandy Run that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Sandy Run.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy 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.

  • Black Tom ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Black Tom is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Tom
  • College Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • College Park is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Corey Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
  • Corey Wood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
  • Fox Bank ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fox Bank is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bank
  • Green Hill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Hill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Groomville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Groomville is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomville
  • Grove Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Hall is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
  • Hickory Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hunters Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Lincolnville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Locklair ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Locklair is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locklair
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Long Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
    • Lotts Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lotts Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Crossroads
    • Meadowbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Orchard Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Orchard Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
    • Pecan Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Pringletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pringletown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringletown
    • Rosehill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Rosehill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
    • Strawberry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Sugar Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sugar Hill is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Summerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sweetbriar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Tramway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Tramway is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
    • Trotters Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Trotters Ridge is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ridge
    • Tuckertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuckertown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
    • Twin Oaks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Wide Awake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wide Awake is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Awake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Sandy Run once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Run and extending to:

  • Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Run to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 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 434 miles [698.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Sandy 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sandy 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sandy Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sandy 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 Sandy Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1307, Longitude: -80.1704       In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.825 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.795 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.857 degrees.