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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 Scotch Range Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotch Range Estates 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 Scotch Range Estates:
    • 33.016559, -80.284541
    • 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 Scotch Range Estates
  • 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 Scotch Range Estates 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 Scotch Range Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotch Range Estates ...

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.

  • Coachmans Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Coachmans Corners is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Corners
  • Corey Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
  • Corey Wood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
  • Cotton Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
  • Farmdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmdale is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
  • Flowertown Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
  • Hunters Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Knightsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Knightsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Lotts Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lotts Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Crossroads
  • Orchard Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Orchard Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
  • Pecan Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pecan Grove is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Summerville Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Summerville Farms is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Farms
    • Sweetbriar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Trotters Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Trotters Ridge is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ridge
    • Twin Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Scotch Range Estates 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 Scotch Range Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Scotch Range Estates and extending to:

  • Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scotch Range Estates to Saint George, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 80 miles [128.7 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scotch Range Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Scotch Range Estates 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 Scotch Range Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0166, Longitude: -80.2845       In this case, the coordinates for Scotch Range Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.887 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.85 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.93 degrees.