Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trotters Ridge:
  • 33.025448, -80.227039
  • 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 Trotters Ridge

• 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 Trotters Ridge 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 Trotters Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trotters Ridge ...

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 southeast)
  • Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
• Corey Wood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
• Cotton Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cotton Hill is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
• Flowertown Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
• Hunters Creek
  (Less than 2 miles 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 south)
  • Indian Springs is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Knightsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Knightsville is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
• Lotts Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • 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 southwest)
  • Pecan Grove is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
• Rosehill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosehill is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
• Sweetbriar
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sweetbriar is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
• Tea Farm
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tea Farm is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Farm

How Far From Trotters Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Trotters Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Trotters Ridge 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 most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 442 miles [711.3 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 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'