Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gourdin:
  • 33.483500, -79.895908
  • 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 Gourdin

• 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
  • Since Gourdin 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 Gourdin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gourdin ...

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.

• Bryans Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryans Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Crossroads
• Edwards
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Edwards is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
• Harris Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
• Harristown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harristown is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
• Lane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
• Old Peru
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Peru is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
• Region Town ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
• Rock Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Bluff is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
• Salters
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Salters is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salters <1>
• Salters Depot
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
• Swamp Fox
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Swamp Fox is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Fox

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

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

• Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gourdin to Kingstree, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'