Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mepkin:
  • 33.114893, -79.952304
  • 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 Mepkin

• 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 Mepkin 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 Mepkin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mepkin ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Creek Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Landing
• Childsbury
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Childsbury is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsbury
• Fox Bank ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fox Bank is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bank
• Groomville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Groomville is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomville
• Hickory Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Holly Court
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
• Locklair ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Locklair is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locklair
• Rice Hope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rice Hope is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Hope
• Saw Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Saw Mill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill
• Stony Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stony Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Landing
• Strawberry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
• Strawberry Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Strawberry Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
• Tarry Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
• Woodland Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Landing

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

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

• Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mepkin to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'