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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 Sweetbriar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sweetbriar and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sweetbriar:
    • 33.018781, -80.246207
    • 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 Sweetbriar
  • 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 Sweetbriar 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 Sweetbriar

Communities Also Named Sweetbriar ...

We found seven communities that are also named Sweetbriar.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Sweetbriar.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Florence County
      • This Sweetbriar is located in Florence County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sweetbriar that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Sweetbriar.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This Sweetbriar is located in Shasta County and lies 2,360 miles [3,798.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sweetbriar that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Sweetbriar.
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sweetbriar that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Sweetbriar.
      • Columbia County
      • This Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west northwest of the Sweetbriar that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Sweetbriar.
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • This Sweetbriar is located in Hamilton County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sweetbriar that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Sweetbriar.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Sweetbriar is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sweetbriar that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Sweetbriar.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This Sweetbriar is located in Stark County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the north of the Sweetbriar that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Sweetbriar.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweetbriar ...

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.

  • Corey Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
  • Corey Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
  • Cotton Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cotton Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
  • Flowertown Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
  • Hunters Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Indian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Knightsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Knightsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Lotts Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lotts Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Crossroads
  • Orchard Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Orchard Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
  • Pecan Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pecan Grove is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Trotters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Trotters Ridge is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ridge
  • Twin Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sweetbriar and extending to:

  • Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sweetbriar to Saint George, 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 most of a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 81 miles [130.4 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 443 miles [712.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sweetbriar) 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 Sweetbriar 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 Sweetbriar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0188, Longitude: -80.2462       In this case, the coordinates for Sweetbriar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.866 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.825 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.916 degrees.