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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 Ferguson Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ferguson Landing 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 Ferguson Landing:
    • 33.430720, -80.280921
    • 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 Ferguson Landing
  • 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 Orangeburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
    • Since Ferguson Landing is near Berkeley County and also Clarendon 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 Clarendon 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 Ferguson Landing

Communities Also Named Ferguson Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Ferguson Landing.

Within South Carolina, the name Ferguson Landing is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Ferguson Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Phillips County
      • This Ferguson Landing is located in Phillips County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the west of the Ferguson Landing that is located in Orangeburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Ferguson Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferguson Landing ...

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.

  • Bull Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bull Station is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Station
  • Eagle Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Point is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Fountain Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fountain Lake is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
  • Green Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
  • Little Belvidere
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Belvidere is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Belvidere
  • Log Jam Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Log Jam Landing is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Jam Landing
  • Nelsons Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Nelsons Ferry is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
  • Possum Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
  • Rodgers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rodgers is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
  • Spring Plain ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Plain is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plain
  • Tugtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tugtown is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugtown

How Far From Ferguson Landing 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 Ferguson Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ferguson Landing and extending to:

  • Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ferguson Landing to Orangeburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ferguson Landing) 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 Ferguson Landing 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 Ferguson Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4307, Longitude: -80.2809       In this case, the coordinates for Ferguson Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.891 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.913 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.812 degrees.