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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 Waylyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waylyn 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 Waylyn:
- 32.856286, -79.995089
- 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 Waylyn
- 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 Waylyn 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 Waylyn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waylyn ...
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.
- Bees Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bees Ferry is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bees Ferry
- Dogwood Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Gardens is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Gardens
- Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Garden Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
- Green Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Greenwood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Grove Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
- Heathwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heathwood is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
- Hibernian Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hibernian Heights is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernian Heights
- Joshua
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Joshua is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Liberty Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Hills is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Liberty Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Magnolia Ranch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Ranch is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Ranch
- Marsh Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Cove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cove
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Parsonage Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonage Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Point
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Singing Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Singing Pines is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Pines
- Union Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Heights is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights
How Far From Waylyn 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 Waylyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Waylyn and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Waylyn 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 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 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waylyn) 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 Waylyn 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 Waylyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8563, Longitude: -79.9951 In this case, the coordinates for Waylyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.724 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.639 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.871 degrees. |
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