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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 Myers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myers 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 Myers:
    • 32.816843, -79.950366
    • 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 Myers
  • 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
    • Since Myers is near Berkeley County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Myers

Communities Also Named Myers ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Myers.

There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Myers.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Barnwell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Myers [Barnwell County].
    • Jasper County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Myers [Jasper County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Lee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Myers [Lee County].
    • Idaho
      • Minidoka County
      • This Myers is located in Minidoka County and lies 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Myers that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minidoka County community of Myers.
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Myers [Madison County].
    • Kentucky
      • Nicholas County
      • This Myers is located in Nicholas County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Myers that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Myers.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Myers [Carroll County].
    • Minnesota
      • Chippewa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Myers [Chippewa County].
    • Missouri
      • Howard County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Myers [Howard County].
    • Montana
      • Treasure County
      • This Myers is located in Treasure County and lies 1,715 miles [2,760 km]<3> to the northwest of the Myers that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Treasure County community of Myers.
    • New Mexico
      • San Miguel County
      • This Myers is located in San Miguel County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Myers that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Myers.
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Myers [Cayuga County].
      • Tompkins County
      • This Myers is located in Tompkins County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Myers that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Myers.
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Myers [Wilkes County].
    • Ohio
      • Madison County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Myers [Madison County].
      • Richland County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Myers [Richland County].
      • Stark County
      • This Myers is located in Stark County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<3> to the north of the Myers that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Myers.
    • Oklahoma
      • Osage County
      • This Myers is located in Osage County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Myers that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Myers.
    • Tennessee
      • Franklin County
      • This Myers is located in Franklin County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Myers that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Myers.
    • Texas
      • Burleson County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Burleson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Myers.
    • Washington
      • Franklin County
      • This Myers is located in Franklin County and lies 2,243 miles [3,609.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Myers that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Myers.
    • West Virginia
      • Berkeley County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Myers [Berkeley County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Myers ...

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.

  • Creekside Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Creekside Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Park
  • Dogwood Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dogwood Gardens is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Gardens
  • Edgewater Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Garden Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Garden Hill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
  • Green Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Grove is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
  • Grove Creek Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
  • Harbor View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Harbor View is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Heathwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Heathwood is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Hibernian Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hibernian Heights is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernian Heights
  • Hillside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Indigo Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Indigo Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Point
  • Joshua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Joshua is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Laurel Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Park is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
    • Marsh Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Marsh Cove is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cove
    • Maryville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maryville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
    • Miltons Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Miltons Ferry is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltons Ferry
    • Pinecrest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pinecrest is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Stone Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Stone Park is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
    • Union Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Union Heights is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights
    • Woodlawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Myers to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Myers could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Myers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Myers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Myers 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 Myers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8168, Longitude: -79.9504       In this case, the coordinates for Myers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.699 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.605 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.866 degrees.