Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gold Cup Springs:
  • 32.916285, -79.984531
  • 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 Gold Cup Springs

• 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Since Gold Cup Springs is near Charleston County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Gold Cup Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gold Cup Springs ...

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.

• Dominion Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dominion Hills is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
• Ferndale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferndale is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Forestdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forestdale is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Liberty Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Hills is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
• Liberty Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Park is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Red Bank Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Bank Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Landing
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Singing Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Singing Pines is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Pines
• Wildwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Yellow House ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow House is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
• Yellow House Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Yellow House Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House Landing

How Far From Gold Cup Springs 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 Gold Cup Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Gold Cup Springs to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'