Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spanish Wells:
  • 32.191872, -80.778442
  • 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 Spanish Wells

• 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Since Spanish Wells is near Jasper County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Spanish Wells

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spanish Wells ...

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.

• Forest Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Beach is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
• Harbour Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
• Heritage Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Heritage Woods is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
• Hickory Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Bluff is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
• Honey Horn Plantation
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Honey Horn Plantation is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Horn Plantation
• Horse Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Horse Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
• Indigo Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Indigo Run is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Run
• Lighthouse Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lighthouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Landing
• Otter Hole
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Otter Hole is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hole
• Point Comfort
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
• Sea Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sea Pines is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Pines
• Shelter Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shelter Cove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Cove
• Windmill Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Windmill Harbor is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Harbor
• Wood Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wood Lake is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake

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

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

• Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spanish Wells to Beaufort, 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 five to six hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the north (N). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 508 miles [817.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'