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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Forest Trail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trail
- Forest Trail is located in Charleston County
- Fort Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Corner
- Fort Corner is located in Charleston County
- Halfway Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Creek
- Halfway Creek is located in Berkeley County
- Island-of-Palms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island-of-Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
- Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
- Isle-of-Palms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle-of-Palms
- Isle-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle-of-Palms <2>
- Martins Point Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Point Landing
- Martins Point Landing is located in Charleston County
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Charleston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <2>
- Old Joe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Ten Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Moores Landing 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 Moores Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Moores Landing and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moores Landing to Charleston, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moores Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moores Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moores Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9399, Longitude: -79.6573 In this case, the coordinates for Moores Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Moores Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.438 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.726 degrees. |