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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 Murraysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murraysville 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 Murraysville:
- 33.181279, -80.101475
- 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 Murraysville
- 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 Murraysville is near Dorchester County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Murraysville
Communities Also Named Murraysville ...
We found three communities that are also named Murraysville.
Within South Carolina, the name Murraysville is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- New Hanover County
- This Murraysville is located in New Hanover County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Murraysville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Murraysville.
- Ohio
- Lorain County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lorain County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Murraysville.
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Murraysville is located in Jackson County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Murraysville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Murraysville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murraysville ...
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.
- Black Tom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black Tom is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Tom
- Fox Bank ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Bank is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bank
- Green Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hickory Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Locklair ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locklair is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locklair
- Long Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Sandy Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Run is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Sugar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Tuckertown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tuckertown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
How Far From Murraysville 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 Murraysville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Murraysville and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the East.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Murraysville to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Murraysville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Murraysville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Murraysville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Murraysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1813, Longitude: -80.1015 In this case, the coordinates for Murraysville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.787 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.759 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.818 degrees. |
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