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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 Moreland Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moreland Landing and the surrounding area.
- 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 Moreland Landing:
- 33.009616, -79.899805
- 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 Moreland 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Moreland Landing 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 Moreland Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moreland 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.
- Boulder Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boulder Bluff is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Bluff
- Cedar Creek Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Landing
- Charity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Charity is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Childsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Childsbury is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsbury
- Goose Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harbour Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harbour Lake is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Lake
- Holly Court
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
- Maple Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Ridge is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Mount Holly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Old Joe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Joe is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Joe
- Red Bank Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Landing
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rice Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rice Hope is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Hope
- Saw Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saw Mill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Strawberry Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
- Tarry Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
- Willowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Woodland Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodland Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Landing
- Yellow House Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yellow House Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House Landing
How Far From Moreland 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 Moreland 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 Moreland Landing and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moreland Landing to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 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 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Moreland Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Moreland Landing 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 Moreland Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0096, Longitude: -79.8998 In this case, the coordinates for Moreland Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.674 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.603 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.793 degrees. |
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