Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Murad:
  • 32.496021, -80.870107
  • 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 Murad

• 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Since Murad is near Beaufort County and also Hampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton 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 Murad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Murad ...

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.

• Forest Fields
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Fields is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Fields
• Gardens Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gardens Corner is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens Corner
• Grahamville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grahamville is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
• Grays Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Grays Hill is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill
• Irongate
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Irongate is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
• Old House
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Old House is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old House
• Peace Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Peace Haven is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Haven
• Pleasant Farm
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Farm is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farm
• Quail Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Ricetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ricetown is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
• River Reach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • River Reach is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Reach
• Salt Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Salt Creek is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
• Switzerland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Switzerland is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Murad and extending to:

• Ridgeland, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the West.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Murad to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'