Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smyly:
  • 33.025997, -80.795655
  • 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 Smyly

• 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 Colleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
  • Since Smyly is near Dorchester County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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 Smyly

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smyly ...

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.

• Cat Hole
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cat Hole is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Hole
• Cattle Creek ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cattle Creek is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
• Cow Tail ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cow Tail is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Tail
• Grover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grover is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <1>
• Johnsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Lodge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lodge is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge <1>
• Red Bank ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Red Bank is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Springtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Springtown is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Stokes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stokes is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Whetstone Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Whetstone Crossroads is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Crossroads

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

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

• Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smyly to Walterboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 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 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'