Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Moores Landing:
  • 32.939895, -79.657297
  • 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 Moores Landing

• 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
  • Since Moores Landing is near Berkeley County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Moores Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moores Landing ...

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.

• Charity
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Charity is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
• Forest Trail
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Trail is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trail
• Fort Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fort Corner is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Corner
• Halfway Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Halfway Creek is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Creek
• Island-of-Palms
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
• Isle-of-Palms
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Isle-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle-of-Palms
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle-of-Palms <1>
• Martins Point Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Martins Point Landing is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Point Landing
• Mount Pleasant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
• Old Joe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Joe is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Joe
• Red Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Ten Mile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ten Mile is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moores Landing and extending to:

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moores Landing to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 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 6,269 miles [10,089 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 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'