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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 Washington Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washington Town 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 Washington Town:
    • 33.096002, -80.180369
    • 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 Washington Town
  • 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
    • Since Washington Town is near Dorchester County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Washington Town

Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington Town ...

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.

  • Black Tom ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Tom is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Tom
  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Corey Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
  • Corey Wood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
  • Cotton Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
  • Grove Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Hall is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
  • Hunters Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Knightsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Knightsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Lincolnville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Long Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Lotts Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lotts Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Crossroads
  • Meadowbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Orchard Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Orchard Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
    • Pecan Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Rosehill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Rosehill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
    • Sandy Run ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Run is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
    • Summerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sweetbriar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Tea Farm
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Tea Farm is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Farm
    • Tramway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tramway is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
    • Trotters Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Trotters Ridge is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ridge
    • Twin Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Wide Awake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wide Awake is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Awake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Washington Town and extending to:

  • Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Washington Town to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 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 437 miles [703.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Washington Town) 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 Washington Town 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 Washington Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0960, Longitude: -80.1804       In this case, the coordinates for Washington Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.83 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.796 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.87 degrees.