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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 Lake Murray of Richland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Murray of Richland and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Murray of Richland
  • 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 Lake Murray of Richland:
    • 34.122323, -81.262235
    • 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 Lake Murray of Richland
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Lake Murray of Richland is near Lexington County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Lake Murray of Richland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Murray of Richland ...

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.

  • Bookman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bookman is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
  • Coldstream
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coldstream is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Dutch Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
  • Dutchman Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dutchman Shores is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman Shores
  • Friarsgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Friarsgate is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friarsgate
  • Harbor Side
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harbor Side is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Side
  • Hillcreek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcreek is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcreek
  • Lands End
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lands End is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
  • Littleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Littleton is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lost Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lost Creek is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Providence
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Providence is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Rollingwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rollingwood is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Shadow Brook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Shadow Brook is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Brook
    • Summerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Summerville is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Yacht Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yacht Cove is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Cove

How Far From Lake Murray of Richland 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 Lake Murray of Richland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lake Murray of Richland and extending to:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Murray of Richland to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 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 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Murray of Richland) 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 Lake Murray of Richland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.454 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.66 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.984 degrees.