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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 Whitehall Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitehall Terrace 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 Whitehall Terrace:
    • 32.873507, -79.748413
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Whitehall Terrace
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitehall Terrace ...

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.

  • Avian Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avian Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian Park
    • Avian Park is located in Charleston County
  • Creekside Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Park
    • Creekside Park is located in Charleston County
  • Forest Trail
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trail
    • Forest Trail is located in Charleston County
  • Harborgate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harborgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborgate
    • Harborgate is located in Charleston County
  • Heritage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
    • Heritage is located in Charleston County
  • Hickory Shadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Shadows
    • Hickory Shadows is located in Charleston County
  • Island-of-Palms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island-of-Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
    • Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
  • Isle-of-Palms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Martins Point Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Point Landing
    • Martins Point Landing is located in Charleston County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Parish Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parish Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Place
    • Parish Place is located in Charleston County
  • Ten Mile
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ten Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
    • Ten Mile is located in Charleston County

How Far From Whitehall Terrace to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Whitehall Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Whitehall Terrace and extending to:

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whitehall Terrace to Charleston, with an average speed<4> 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 107 miles [172.2 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 442 miles [711.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,848 miles [7,802.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitehall Terrace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Whitehall Terrace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitehall Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8735, Longitude: -79.7484       In this case, the coordinates for Whitehall Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Whitehall Terrace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.588 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.486 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.778 degrees.









 

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