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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 Water Horn Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Water Horn Ferry 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 Water Horn Ferry:
- 33.207112, -79.468674
- 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 Water Horn Ferry
- 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 Water Horn Ferry is near Charleston County and also Georgetown 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 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 Water Horn Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Water Horn Ferry ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 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
How Far From Water Horn Ferry 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 Water Horn Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Water Horn Ferry and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Water Horn Ferry to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 105 miles [169 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 415 miles [667.9 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 6,934 miles [11,159.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Water Horn Ferry) 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 Water Horn Ferry 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 Water Horn Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2071, Longitude: -79.4687 In this case, the coordinates for Water Horn Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.437 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.36 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.581 degrees. |
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