Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ferguson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ferguson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ferguson
- 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:
- 33.432525, -80.280159
- 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 Ferguson
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- Since Ferguson is near Berkeley County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ferguson ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Ferguson.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Ferguson.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 27 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Ferguson lies 2,213 miles [3,561.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ferguson that is located in Orangeburg County.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Logan County
- This Ferguson is located in Logan County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ferguson that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Ferguson.
- Pulaski County
- This Ferguson is located in Pulaski County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the northwest of the Ferguson that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Ferguson.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ferguson [Alger County].
- Chippewa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ferguson [Chippewa County].
- Mississippi
- Lawrence County
- This Ferguson is located in Lawrence County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<2> to the west of the Ferguson that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Ferguson.
- Perry County
- This Ferguson is located in Perry County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the west southwest of the Ferguson that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Ferguson.
- Missouri
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Haywood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ferguson [Haywood County].
- Wilkes County
- This Ferguson is located in Wilkes County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Ferguson that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Ferguson.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ferguson [Allegheny County].
- Fayette County
- This Ferguson is located in Fayette County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the north of the Ferguson that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Ferguson.
- Perry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ferguson [Perry County].
- Quebec
- This Ferguson lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Ferguson that is located in Orangeburg County.
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ferguson [Kanawha County].
- Wayne County
- This Ferguson is located in Wayne County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Ferguson that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Ferguson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferguson ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Station
- Bull Station is located in Orangeburg County
- Eagle Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Eagle Point is located in Clarendon County
- Fountain Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Fountain Lake is located in Orangeburg County
- Green Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Little Belvidere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Belvidere
- Little Belvidere is located in Orangeburg County
- Log Jam Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Jam Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Jam Landing
- Log Jam Landing is located in Clarendon County
- Nelsons Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Orangeburg County
- Possum Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Rodgers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Spring Plain ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plain
- Spring Plain is located in Berkeley County
- Tugtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Ferguson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Ferguson once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ferguson and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ferguson to Orangeburg, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ferguson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ferguson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ferguson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4325, Longitude: -80.2802 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ferguson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.89 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.913 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.812 degrees. |