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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sprucewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sprucewood and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sprucewood:
- 32.947394, -80.216484
- 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 Sprucewood
- 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Sprucewood is near Charleston County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Sprucewood
Communities Also Named Sprucewood ...
We found three communities that are also named Sprucewood.
Within South Carolina, the name Sprucewood is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Douglas County
- This Sprucewood is located in Douglas County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sprucewood that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Sprucewood.
- Ontario
- This Sprucewood lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sprucewood that is located in Dorchester County.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Sprucewood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,816 miles [2,922.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sprucewood that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Sprucewood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sprucewood ...
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.
- Avenue of Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avenue of Oaks is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue of Oaks
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Corey Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
- Corey Wood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
- Cotton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Coventry Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coventry Place is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Place
- Creekside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creekside is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Farmdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Farmdale is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Flowertown Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
- Greggs Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greggs Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs Landing
- Indian Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Iron Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Kings Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Grant is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Knightsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Lincolnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
- Plantation Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plantation Ridge is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Ridge
- Quail Arbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Arbor is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Arbor
- Rosehill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosehill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Summerville Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summerville Farms is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Farms
- Summerwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summerwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Tea Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tea Farm is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Farm
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Waters Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waters Edge is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Sprucewood 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 community such as Sprucewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sprucewood and extending to:
- Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sprucewood to Saint George, with an average speed<2> 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 just over a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 447 miles [719.4 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 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sprucewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sprucewood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sprucewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9474, Longitude: -80.2165 In this case, the coordinates for Sprucewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.848 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.795 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.925 degrees. |
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