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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 Moonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moonville 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 Moonville:
    • 34.717062, -82.387623
    • 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 Moonville
  • 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
    • Since Moonville is near Anderson County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Moonville

Communities Also Named Moonville ...

We found two communities that are also named Moonville.

Within South Carolina, the name Moonville is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Moonville is located in Madison County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Moonville that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Moonville.
    • Ohio
      • Vinton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Moonville [Vinton County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moonville ...

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.

  • Cherokee Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
  • Elizabeth Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elizabeth Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
  • Fern Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
  • Golden Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
  • Hunters Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Woods is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
  • Idlewild
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Idlewild is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Marshall Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Marshall Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Forest
  • Pecan Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Terrace is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
  • Rockvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockvale is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
  • Royal Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Summerwoods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
  • Sunset Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Forest
  • Supreme Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Supreme Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme Forest
  • Woodhedge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge

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

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Moonville to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Moonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Moonville 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 Moonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7171, Longitude: -82.3876       In this case, the coordinates for Moonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.113 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.502 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.254 degrees.