Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 MacArthurs Junction:
  • 34.422061, -82.281508
  • 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 MacArthurs Junction

• 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 Abbeville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
  • Since MacArthurs Junction is near Laurens County and also Greenwood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood 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 MacArthurs Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near MacArthurs Junction ...

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.

• Blue Heaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Blue Heaven is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heaven
• Erie ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Erie is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Foxville Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxville Crossroads is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville Crossroads
• Friendship
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Jones ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Murray ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Murray is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
• Poplar Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Reedy River ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedy River is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy River
• Shoals Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shoals Junction is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Junction
• Tumbling Shoals ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tumbling Shoals is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Shoals

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

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

• Abbeville, which is the Seat of Abbeville County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from MacArthurs Junction to Abbeville, 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 five to six hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 424 miles [682.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'