Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Singletary Forks:
  • 33.357111, -79.691459
  • 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 Singletary Forks

• 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
  • Since Singletary Forks is near Georgetown County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Singletary Forks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Singletary Forks ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Cherry Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Cook Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cook Corner is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
• Farewell Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Farewell Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewell Corner
• Jamestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Martin Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Martin Corner is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
• Price Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Price Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Landing
• Tiger Corner ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tiger Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Corner
• Trio
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
• Turkey Pond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Turkey Pond is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pond

How Far From Singletary Forks 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 Singletary Forks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Singletary Forks and extending to:

• Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Singletary Forks to Kingstree, 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 most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 410 miles [659.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'