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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 Wambaw Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wambaw Corner 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 Wambaw Corner:
- 33.195445, -79.463118
- 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 Wambaw Corner
- 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 Wambaw Corner is near Berkeley County and also Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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 Wambaw Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wambaw Corner ...
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.
- Crow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crow Hill is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Hill
- Honey Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- Lodge Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lodge Hall is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hall
- Newland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newland is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Pitch Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pitch Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitch Landing
- Pleasant Hill Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Price Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Price Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Landing
- Turkey Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Turkey Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pond
- Water Horn Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Water Horn Ferry is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Horn Ferry
How Far From Wambaw Corner 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 Wambaw Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wambaw Corner and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wambaw Corner to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wambaw Corner) 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 Wambaw Corner 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 Wambaw Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1954, Longitude: -79.4631 In this case, the coordinates for Wambaw Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.434 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.355 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.583 degrees. |
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