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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 Morgana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgana 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 Morgana:
- 33.607078, -82.054284
- 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 Morgana
- 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 Edgefield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
- Since Morgana is near Columbia County and also McCormick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick 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 Morgana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgana ...
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.
- Camelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chimney Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chimney Hill is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Creek View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creek View is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Mill is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
- Fernbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbrook is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
- Forest Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Creek is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
- Furys Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Furys Ferry is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furys Ferry
- Lulaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mayo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mayo is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Memory Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- National Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Poverty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Ropers Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ropers Crossroads is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
- Stevens Pointe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stevens Pointe is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Pointe
- Sweetbriar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Sweetwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Windtree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windtree is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Morgana 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 Morgana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Morgana and extending to:
- Edgefield, which is the Seat of Edgefield County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morgana to Edgefield, 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 64 miles [103 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 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 '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- Morgana) 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 Morgana 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 Morgana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6071, Longitude: -82.0543 In this case, the coordinates for Morgana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.896 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.095 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.425 degrees. |
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