Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seabrook Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seabrook Island and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seabrook Island
- 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 Seabrook Island:
- 32.563276, -80.166912
- 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 Seabrook Island
- 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Since Seabrook Island is near Colleton County and also Beaufort County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seabrook Island ...
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.
- Bears Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bears Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Bluff
- Bears Bluff is located in Charleston County
- Freedman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Johns Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Island
- Johns Island is located in Charleston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Island <2>
- Little Edisto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Edisto
- Little Edisto is located in Charleston County
- New Cut Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cut Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut Landing
- New Cut Landing is located in Charleston County
- Oakgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Steamboat Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Landing
- Steamboat Landing is located in Charleston County
How Far From Seabrook Island 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 town such as Seabrook Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Seabrook Island and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seabrook Island to Charleston, with an average speed<4> 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 471 miles [758 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Seabrook Island: www.townofseabrookisland.org/
The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Seabrook Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seabrook Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5633, Longitude: -80.1669 |
| <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 Seabrook Island 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 309.814 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.701 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.014 degrees. |