Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Sullivan's Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sullivan's Island and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sullivan's Island

• 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 Sullivan's Island:
  • 32.763603, -79.836621
  • 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 Sullivan's Island

• 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 Sullivan's Island 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 Sullivan's Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sullivan's Island ...

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.

• Avian Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Avian Park is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian Park
• Creekside Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Creekside Park is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Park
• Harborgate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harborgate is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborgate
• Heritage
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Heritage is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
• Hickory Shadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Shadows is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Shadows
• Island-of-Palms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Pleasant
  • From Sullivan's Island to Mount Pleasant
• Parish Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Parish Place is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Place
• Parrot Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Parrot Point is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot Point
• Waterway Arms
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Waterway Arms is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterway Arms

How Far From Sullivan's Island 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 town such as Sullivan's Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sullivan's Island to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'