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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 Mouzon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mouzon 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 Mouzon:
    • 33.734608, -79.926740
    • 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 Mouzon
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mouzon ...

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.

  • Central Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Crossroads
    • Central Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Cypress Fork Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Fork Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Fork Crossroads
    • Cypress Fork Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Hebron Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Crossroads
    • Hebron Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Hogeye Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogeye Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye Crossroads
    • Hogeye Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Kingstree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Martins Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
    • Martins Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Moore Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Salters
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Salters Depot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salters Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
  • Union Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Workman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Workman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman
    • Workman is located in Williamsburg County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mouzon and extending to:

  • Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Mouzon to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mouzon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Williamsburg County: www.williamsburgsc.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Mouzon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mouzon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7346, Longitude: -79.9267       In this case, the coordinates for Mouzon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Mouzon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.695 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.733 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.595 degrees.









 

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