Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Santa Elena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santa Elena and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Santa Elena
- 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 Santa Elena:
- 32.306588, -80.675385
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Santa Elena
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Santa Elena is near Jasper County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Santa Elena ...
We found two communities that share the name Santa Elena.
Within South Carolina, the name Santa Elena is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Santa Elena is located in Cameron County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Santa Elena that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Santa Elena.
- Starr County
- This Santa Elena is located in Starr County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km] to the west southwest of the Santa Elena that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Santa Elena.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Santa Elena ...
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.
- Folly Field
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Field have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Field
- Folly Field is located in Beaufort County
- Gator Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gator Field have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Field
- Gator Field is located in Beaufort County
- Gay Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Grasslawn Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grasslawn Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslawn Beach
- Grasslawn Beach is located in Beaufort County
- Green Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond is located in Beaufort County
- Hazel Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Farm
- Hazel Farm is located in Beaufort County
- Hickory Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Hickory Bluff is located in Beaufort County
- Hickory Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Hickory Forest is located in Beaufort County
- Horse Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Horse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Indigo Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indigo Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Run
- Indigo Run is located in Beaufort County
- Lands End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mariners Watch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Watch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Watch
- Mariners Watch is located in Beaufort County
- Mink Point Plantation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mink Point Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Point Plantation
- Mink Point Plantation is located in Beaufort County
- Orange Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Red Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Riverwind
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Shell Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
- Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
- Shell Point park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point park
- Shell Point park is located in Beaufort County
- Tanglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Beaufort County
- Wood Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mariners Watch
How Far From Santa Elena 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 Santa Elena 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<3> community of Santa Elena once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Santa Elena and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Santa Elena to Beaufort, with an average speed<4> 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Santa Elena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Santa Elena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3066, Longitude: -80.6754 In this case, the coordinates for Santa Elena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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 Santa Elena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Santa Elena to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.089 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.981 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.265 degrees. |