Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wappo Heights:
  • 32.771566, -79.967590
  • 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 Wappo Heights

• 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 Wappo Heights 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 Wappo Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wappo Heights ...

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.

• Bayfront
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bayfront is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfront
• Centerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Creek Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Creek Point is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Point
• Edgewater Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Edgewater Park is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
• Garden Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Garden Hill is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Green Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Hill is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Grove Creek Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
• Harbor View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harbor View is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• Harbor Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbor Woods is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Woods
• Heathwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Heathwood is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
• Hibernian Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hibernian Heights is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernian Heights
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Hillside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillside is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Honey Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Honey Hill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
  • Indigo Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Indigo Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Point
  • James Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Landsdowne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Landsdowne is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdowne
  • Laurel Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Laurel Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Marsh Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marsh Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Point
  • Maryville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Maryville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Pinecrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinecrest is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Quail Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Quail Run is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Riverpoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Riverpoint is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpoint
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Stone Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Stone Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
  • Three Trees
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Three Trees is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Trees
  • Tidalview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tidalview is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidalview
  • Woodlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Wappo Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 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 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'