Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mountain Lakes:
  • 34.657362, -81.260369
  • 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 Mountain Lakes

• 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Since Mountain Lakes is near Fairfield County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Mountain Lakes

Communities Also Named Mountain Lakes ...

We found one communities that are also named Mountain Lakes.

Within South Carolina, the name Mountain Lakes is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Mountain Lakes in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Hampshire
    • Grafton County
    • This Mountain Lakes is located in Grafton County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mountain Lakes that is located in Chester County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Mountain Lakes.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Lakes ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Chester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
• Eureka Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
• Evans
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Evans is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
• Quail Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Sandy River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sandy River is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
• Springwood Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Springwood Lakes is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Lakes
• Stringfellow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringfellow is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfellow

How Far From Mountain Lakes 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 Mountain Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Lakes and extending to:

• Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Lakes to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'