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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 Waterford Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterford Place 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 Waterford Place:
- 32.396028, -80.690107
- 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 Waterford Place
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Waterford Place is near Jasper County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Waterford Place
Communities Also Named Waterford Place ...
We found two communities that are also named Waterford Place.
Within South Carolina, the name Waterford Place is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Troup County
- This Waterford Place is located in Troup County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterford Place that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Waterford Place.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Waterford Place is located in Baltimore County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Waterford Place that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Waterford Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterford Place ...
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.
- Bluff Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Farm is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Farm
- Forest Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Fields is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Fields
- Gay Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Oaks is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Oaks
- Green Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Pond is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Hazel Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hazel Farm is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Farm
- Mariners Watch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mariners Watch is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Watch
- Mink Point Plantation
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Orange Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Red Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Riverwind
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverwind is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwind
- Shell Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
- Shell Point park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shell Point park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point park
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tanglewood is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Waterford Place 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 Waterford Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterford Place and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Waterford Place to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 493 miles [793.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 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- Waterford Place) 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 Waterford Place 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 Waterford Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3960, Longitude: -80.6901 In this case, the coordinates for Waterford Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.099 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.005 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.246 degrees. |
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