Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Yemassee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yemassee and the surrounding area.

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

• 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 Yemassee:
  • 32.693681, -80.856450
  • 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 Yemassee

• 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 Yemassee is near Hampton County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton 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 Yemassee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yemassee ...

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.

• Blake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Blake is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Catholic Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Catholic Hill is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Hill
• Early Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Early Branch is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Branch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early Branch <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Early Branch
  • From Yemassee to Early Branch
• Gardens Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gardens Corner is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens Corner
• Grays
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Grays is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
• Horsegall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Horsegall is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsegall
• Jonesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Possum Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Possum Corner is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Corner
• Rose Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill

How Far From Yemassee 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 town such as Yemassee to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yemassee to Beaufort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 478 miles [769.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'