Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Murphys Estates:
  • 33.601246, -81.944281
  • 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 Murphys Estates

• 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 Murphys Estates is near Aiken County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Murphys Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Murphys Estates ...

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.

• Big Cone Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Cone Ridge is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cone Ridge
• Bonnie Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bonnie Glen is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Glen
• Coventry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coventry is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Greenfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Highview ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Highview is located in Edgefield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
• Poverty Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
• Rainbow Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rainbow Falls is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
• Sandlewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandlewood is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
• Sweetwater
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sweetwater is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
• Willow Springs Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
• Windtree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Windtree is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree

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

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

• Edgefield, which is the Seat of Edgefield County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Murphys Estates to Edgefield, with an average speed<2> 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 58 miles [93.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,917 miles [7,913.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'