Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Singing Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Singing Pines and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Singing Pines

• 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 Singing Pines:
  • 32.894897, -80.012310
  • 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 Singing Pines

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
  • Since Singing Pines is near Berkeley County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Singing Pines

Communities Also Named Singing Pines ...

We found one communities that are also named Singing Pines.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Singing Pines.

Beyond South Carolina.

• Communities Located In South Carolina ...
  • Oconee County
    • This Singing Pines is located in Oconee County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Singing Pines that is located in Charleston County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Singing Pines.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Singing Pines ...

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.

• Dominion Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dominion Hills is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
• Ferndale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ferndale is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Forestdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Forestdale is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Gold Cup Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Cup Springs is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Cup Springs
• Green Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Green Grove is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Joshua
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Joshua is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Liberty Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Liberty Hills is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
• Liberty Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Liberty Park is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Shady Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Wildwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Singing Pines to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Singing Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Singing Pines and extending to:

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Singing Pines to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 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 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'