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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 Sawmill Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sawmill Terrace 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 Sawmill Terrace:
- 33.007671, -80.174815
- 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 Sawmill Terrace
- 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 Sawmill Terrace is near Charleston County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Sawmill Terrace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sawmill Terrace ...
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.
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Centerville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Corey Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
- Corey Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
- Creekside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Flowertown Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
- Iron Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Lincolnville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Quail Arbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quail Arbor is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Arbor
- Rosehill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rosehill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Summerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Summerville Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Place is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Place
- Tea Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tea Farm is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Farm
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Sawmill Terrace 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 Sawmill Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sawmill Terrace and extending to:
- Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sawmill Terrace to Saint George, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 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 442 miles [711.3 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 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 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 from Point A (ie- Sawmill Terrace) 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 Sawmill Terrace 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 Sawmill Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0077, Longitude: -80.1748 In this case, the coordinates for Sawmill Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.826 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.778 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.893 degrees. |
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