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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 Savanna Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savanna Creek 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 Savanna Creek:
- 33.286834, -79.757296
- 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 Savanna Creek
- 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 Savanna Creek is near Williamsburg County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Savanna Creek
Curious and Interesting Names Near Savanna Creek ...
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.
- Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Conifer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conifer is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
- Farewell Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farewell Corner is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewell Corner
- Gravel Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Harristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harristown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Hickory Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martin Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Martin Corner is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
- Newland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newland is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Oak Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Corner is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Corner
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Razorville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Razorville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring Head ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Head is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Head
- Tiger Corner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tiger Corner is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Corner
- Turkey Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pond
- Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
How Far From Savanna Creek 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 Savanna Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Savanna Creek and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Savanna Creek to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 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 416 miles [669.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 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- Savanna Creek) 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 Savanna Creek 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 Savanna Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2868, Longitude: -79.7573 In this case, the coordinates for Savanna Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.597 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.556 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.663 degrees. |
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