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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 Walsh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walsh 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 Walsh:
    • 32.442692, -80.718717
    • 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 Walsh
  • 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 Walsh is near Jasper County and also Colleton 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 Colleton 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 Walsh

Communities Also Named Walsh ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Walsh.

Within South Carolina, the name Walsh is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Walsh [Etowah County].
    • Alberta
      • This Walsh lies 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Walsh that is located in Beaufort County.
    • California
      • Plumas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Walsh [Plumas County].
    • Colorado
      • Baca County
      • This Walsh is located in Baca County and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Walsh that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baca County community of Walsh.
    • Illinois
      • Randolph County
      • This Walsh is located in Randolph County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<2> to the northwest of the Walsh that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Walsh.
    • Iowa
      • Appanoose County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Walsh [Appanoose County].
    • Kentucky
      • Greenup County
      • This Walsh is located in Greenup County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Walsh that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Walsh.
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This Walsh is located in Bienville Parish and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<2> to the west of the Walsh that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Walsh.
    • Michigan
      • Schoolcraft County
      • This Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Walsh that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of Walsh.
    • Mississippi
      • Warren County
      • This Walsh is located in Warren County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the west of the Walsh that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Walsh.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Walsh.
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Walsh [Wilkes County].
    • Ontario
      • This Walsh lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the north of the Walsh that is located in Beaufort County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Walsh is located in Clearfield County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<2> to the north of the Walsh that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Walsh.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marinette County
      • This Walsh is located in Marinette County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Walsh that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Walsh.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walsh ...

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.

  • Bluff Farm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bluff Farm is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Farm
  • Forest Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Fields is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Fields
  • Gay Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gay Oaks is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Oaks
  • Grays Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Grays Hill is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill
  • Green Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Green Pond is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • Hazel Farm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazel Farm is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Farm
  • Irongate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Irongate is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Mariners Watch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mariners Watch is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Watch
  • Mark Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mark Island is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Island
  • Marsh Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Marsh Harbor is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Harbor
  • Mink Point Plantation
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mink Point Plantation is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Point Plantation
  • Orange Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Partridge Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Partridge Woods is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Woods
    • Peace Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Peace Haven is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Haven
    • Pleasant Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Farm is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farm
    • Pleasant Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Point is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Quail Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Quail Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Quail Run is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Red Oak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Oak is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • River Reach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • River Reach is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Reach
    • Riverwind
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverwind is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwind
    • Salt Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Salt Creek is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
    • Shell Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
    • Shell Point park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Shell Point park is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point park
    • Tanglewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Tanglewood is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Walnut Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

  • Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the East.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Walsh to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 491 miles [790.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Walsh could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walsh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walsh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Walsh 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 Walsh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4427, Longitude: -80.7187       In this case, the coordinates for Walsh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.116 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.032 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.244 degrees.