Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moreland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moreland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moreland
- 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:
- 33.009339, -79.895082
- 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 Moreland
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Moreland is near Charleston County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Moreland ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Moreland.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Moreland.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Moreland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Moreland that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Moreland.
- Rapides Parish
- This Moreland is located in Rapides Parish and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the west of the Moreland that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Moreland.
- New York
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Moreland is located in Stark County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the north of the Moreland that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Moreland.
- Wayne County
- This Moreland is located in Wayne County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km] to the north of the Moreland that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Moreland.
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Moreland lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Moreland that is located in Berkeley County.
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moreland ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Bluff
- Boulder Bluff is located in Berkeley County
- Cedar Creek Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Landing
- Cedar Creek Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Charity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Childsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsbury
- Childsbury is located in Berkeley County
- Harbour Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Lake
- Harbour Lake is located in Berkeley County
- Maple Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Maple Ridge is located in Berkeley County
- Old Joe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Red Bank Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Landing
- Red Bank Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Rice Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Saw Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Stokes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Strawberry Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
- Strawberry Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Tarry Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarry Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
- Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
- Willowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Berkeley County
- Woodland Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Landing
- Woodland Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Yellow House Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow House Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House Landing
- Yellow House Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Strawberry Landing
How Far From Moreland 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 Moreland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moreland and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moreland to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moreland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moreland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moreland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0093, Longitude: -79.8951 In this case, the coordinates for Moreland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Moreland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Moreland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.671 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.60 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.792 degrees. |