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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 Waringville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waringville 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 Waringville:
    • 32.935172, -80.277597
    • 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 Waringville
  • 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 Waringville is near Charleston County and also Colleton 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 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 Waringville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waringville ...

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.

  • Clubhouse Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
  • Coachmans Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Coachmans Corners is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Corners
  • Corey Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
  • Corey Wood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
  • Cotton Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
  • Coventry Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Coventry Place is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Place
  • Creekside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Creekside is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Evergreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Farmdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmdale is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
  • Flowertown Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
  • Indian Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Iron Gate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron Gate is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Knightsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Knightsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
    • Pecan Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Quail Arbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Arbor is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Arbor
    • Rosehill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosehill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
    • Sprucewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sprucewood is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
    • Summerville Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Summerville Farms is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Farms
    • Sweetbriar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Tea Farm
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tea Farm is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Farm
    • Trotters Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Trotters Ridge is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ridge
    • Twin Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Waters Edge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Waters Edge is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
    • Woodlawn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Waringville once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Waringville and extending to:

  • Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waringville to Saint George, with an average speed<3> 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 85 miles [136.8 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 449 miles [722.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Waringville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waringville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Waringville 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 Waringville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9352, Longitude: -80.2776       In this case, the coordinates for Waringville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.882 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.832 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.951 degrees.