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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 Limerick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Limerick and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Limerick:
    • 33.136003, -79.815078
    • 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 Limerick
  • 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 Limerick is near Charleston County and also Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg 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 Limerick

Communities Also Named Limerick ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Limerick.

Within South Carolina, the name Limerick is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Liberty County
      • This Limerick is located in Liberty County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the southwest of the Limerick that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Limerick.
    • Illinois
      • Bureau County
      • This Limerick is located in Bureau County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Limerick that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Limerick.
    • Kansas
      • Pottawatomie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Limerick [Pottawatomie County].
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This Limerick is located in York County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Limerick that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Limerick.
    • Michigan
      • Grand Traverse County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Limerick [Grand Traverse County].
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Limerick is located in Yazoo County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the west of the Limerick that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Limerick.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Limerick lies 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Limerick that is located in Berkeley County.
    • New York
      • Jefferson County
      • This Limerick is located in Jefferson County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Limerick that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Limerick.
    • Ohio
      • Jackson County
      • This Limerick is located in Jackson County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Limerick that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Limerick.
    • Ontario
      • This Limerick lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Limerick that is located in Berkeley County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Limerick is located in Montgomery County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Limerick that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Limerick.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Limerick lies 1,766 miles [2,842.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Limerick that is located in Berkeley County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Limerick ...

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.

  • Cedar Creek Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Creek Landing is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Landing
  • Childsbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Childsbury is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsbury
  • Conifer ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Conifer is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
  • Farewell Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Farewell Corner is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewell Corner
  • Oak Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oak Corner is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Corner
  • Old Joe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Old Joe is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Joe
  • Razorville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Razorville is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
  • Rice Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rice Hope is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Hope
  • Saw Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Saw Mill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill
  • Spring Head ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Head is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Head
  • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Limerick and extending to:

  • Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Limerick to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Limerick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Limerick 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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Limerick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Limerick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1360, Longitude: -79.8151       In this case, the coordinates for Limerick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.628 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.569 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.727 degrees.