Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Moss Grove:
  • 33.333498, -80.176753
  • 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 Moss Grove

• 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 Moss Grove is near Orangeburg County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon 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 Moss Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moss Grove ...

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.

• Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Cross
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cross is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross <1>
• Cross Cross Roads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cross Cross Roads is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cross Roads
• Ebenezer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Fountain Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain Lake is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
• Hope ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Little Belvidere
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Belvidere is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Belvidere
• Mudville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mudville is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudville
• Nelsons Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelsons Ferry is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
• Pigeon Bay ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pigeon Bay is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Bay
• Possum Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
• Sandridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
• Spring Plain ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spring Plain is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plain
• Tugtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tugtown is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugtown

How Far From Moss Grove 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 Moss Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moss Grove to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 67 miles [107.8 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 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 4,848 miles [7,802.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'