Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Motte:
  • 33.739044, -80.692589
  • 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 Fort Motte

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Fort Motte is near Richland County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Fort Motte

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Motte ...

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.

• Creekmoor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Creekmoor is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekmoor
• Dixie Crossing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie Crossing is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
• Foxville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Foxville is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
• Kingville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kingville is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville
• Lone Star
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Star is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Malta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Malta is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
• Oak Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Rosewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosewood is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Sandy Run
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Run is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
• Starks Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Starks Ferry is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Ferry
• Tina
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tina is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
• Turkey Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Turkey Hill is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill

How Far From Fort Motte 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 Fort Motte to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fort Motte and extending to:

• Saint Matthews, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Fort Motte to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'