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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Whitehall Terrace

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Whitehall Terrace

• 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 Whitehall Terrace 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 Whitehall Terrace

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)
  • Avian Park is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian Park
• Creekside Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Creekside Park is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Park
• Forest Trail
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Trail is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trail
• Harborgate
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harborgate is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborgate
• Heritage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Heritage is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
• Hickory Shadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Shadows is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Shadows
• Island-of-Palms
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
• Isle-of-Palms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Isle-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle-of-Palms
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle-of-Palms <1>
• Martins Point Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Martins Point Landing is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Point Landing
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
• Parish Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Parish Place is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Place
• Ten Mile
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ten Mile is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

How Far From Whitehall Terrace 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 Whitehall Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whitehall Terrace to Charleston, 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 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,848 miles [7,802.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'